(Source: Associated Press, December 6, 2012)
PAULSBORO, N.J. — Federal regulations require inspections of rail bridges and other freight train-line infrastructure and reports on accidents, but leave it to rail line owners to do it themselves.
After a derailment that released thousands of gallons of a hazardous chemical into the air last week in New Jersey, forcing more than 200 households to be evacuated, a congressman from the area said Wednesday that it is time to end what he called “a culture of self-regulation” for the industry.
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