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Chronicle: How common is it for trains to transport toxic chemicals?

Chronicle: How common is it for trains to transport toxic chemicals?
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Chronicle: How common is it for trains to transport toxic chemicals?
When train 32N derailed in East Palestine, the NTSB says a total of 38 rail cars left the tracks.Several of them carried vinyl chloride, but it was not the only toxic chemical on board. We have a visual breakdown of the chemicals in the many different derailed cars below: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(App users, click here to see the breakdown)Pittsburgh's Action News 4 reporter Paul Van Osdol explores how common it is for trains to transport toxic chemicals along tracks that run right through the hearts of neighborhoods.

When train 32N derailed in East Palestine, the NTSB says a total of 38 rail cars left the tracks.

Several of them carried vinyl chloride, but it was not the only toxic chemical on board.

We have a visual breakdown of the chemicals in the many different derailed cars below:

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(App users, click here to see the breakdown)

Pittsburgh's Action News 4 reporter Paul Van Osdol explores how common it is for trains to transport toxic chemicals along tracks that run right through the hearts of neighborhoods.

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