CSX Sued Over Toxic Chemical Spill From N.J. Derailment
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CSX Corp., the biggest railroad in the eastern U.S., and Conrail Inc. were sued by more than 50 New Jersey residents who were exposed to toxic chemicals after a train derailed last month.
The residents of Paulsboro, near Philadelphia, were exposed to vinyl chloride monomer, a human carcinogen, after a railroad bridge collapsed over Mantua Creek and derailed a CSX train, according to the complaint filed yesterday in state court in Philadelphia. Conrail owned and operated the bridge, according to the filing.