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BrothelWaffles t1_j8vaxta wrote

A bunch of the same shit that spilled in Ohio actually got spilled into Mantua Creek when a bridge collapsed in Paulsboro about 10 years ago.

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Zhuul t1_j8w8ayc wrote

Almost certainly.

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D00TZpop t1_j8w96eb wrote

Yes. Former Assemblyman Tim Eustace had a bill to stop “bomb trains” in NJ. And one of the areas he spoke about was the Bergenfield area

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s1ugg0 t1_j8w9xqi wrote

Yes. But our rail lines are maintained better. The state has better and stricter regulations. And all New Jersey firefighters are required to complete the first two levels of Hazmat training in order to graduate the fire academy.

Could what happened in Ohio happened here? Sure. But we are much better prepared to handle it. We had incidents like Ohio decades ago. We learned our lessons.

Here is the incident when it happened in Paulsboro in 2012.

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6Emptybottles t1_j8we3dz wrote

The 1980 Chemical Control fire in Elizabeth showed how poorly NJ handled Haz Mat. When you drive past the industrial complexes of Linden and Elizabeth or Oak Island in Newark you have to wonder when something bad could happen again.

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lost_in_life_34 t1_j8wpy44 wrote

the freight line that goes through dumont and haworth is mostly containers but i've seen chemical cars on those trains. Might have to go out and film it to watch for fire in the wheels

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jersey_girl660 t1_j8x6n3y wrote

The Delaware River supplies water for like 13 million people. There are definitely freight trains that run over and near it. Rest assured nj would not be handling the situation with the same incompetence Ohio has.

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Cheekclapped t1_j8y61x3 wrote

Absolutely. Camden County and Gloucester County as well.

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Cheekclapped t1_j8y67a1 wrote

Replying to s1ugg0 (#1,842,023)

Railways are FRA regulated. The state has no say in it and they explicitly stated they are exempt from a lot of environmental oversight because it's federal territory.

Also there have been 3 railway incidents in south Jersey the past 5 years. They just don't reach the level of attention Ohio did. Also that "training" is Ops and Awareness. It's a joke lol. All HAZMAT ER is done by a CEHA agency or the DEP for the most part (EPA will give assistance when requested.)

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GoHedgehog t1_j8yp3vg wrote

Murphy would definitely ask for federal help if something happened that mega Trumper Jack Ciattarelli would behave exactly like this twat Ohio governor and make it political by not asking.

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TodayTimeDeux t1_j8yq6it wrote

likely all lines serve trains carrying dangerous chemicals

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Zurevu t1_j8zmj0m wrote

You may also want to ask in r/BergenCounty.

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a_trane13 t1_j8zx107 wrote

I have a bunch of concentrated vinyl and ethyl chloride cylinders sitting in a factory in Bergen country. So not on a train but yeah, it’s around. It would only pollute the neighborhood pond nearby, I guess.

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