Editing Paulsboro, New Jersey (section)

===21st century===
[[File:Paulsboro aerialIMG 0441 (12816143035).jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Aerial view of 2012 derailment]]
On November 30, 2012, the East Jefferson Street Railroad Bridge buckled, [[2012 Paulsboro train derailment|causing seven cars of a freight train to derail]]. One of the four tanker cars that fell into the creek was punctured, leaking thousands of gallons of [[vinyl chloride]]. Homes in the borough had to be evacuated and dozens of people went to hospitals as a precautionary measure due to exposure to the chemicals.<ref>Warner, Dave, via [[Reuters]]. [http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-rt-us-usa-train-derailmentbre8at0pf-20121130,0,1959266.story "New Jersey bridge collapse derails freight train; chemical leaks"], ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'', November 30, 2012. Accessed December 1, 2012.</ref> Some residents in the area have filed suit against [[Conrail]] and [[CSX]] in Pennsylvania State Court having "complained about respiratory and bronchial related illnesses, headaches, eye and skin irritations and multiple other symptoms."<ref>[http://www.myjerseylawyer.com/press-release-paulsboro-residents-file-lawsuit-against-conrail-and-csx-for-damages-related-to-hazardous-chemical-accident/ "Press Release - Paulsboro Residents file Lawsuit Against Conrail and CSX for Damages Related to Hazardous Chemical Accident"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121230232119/http://www.myjerseylawyer.com/press-release-paulsboro-residents-file-lawsuit-against-conrail-and-csx-for-damages-related-to-hazardous-chemical-accident/ |date=2012-12-30 }}, December 11, 2012. Accessed December 20, 2012</ref>

In March 2013, Conrail announced that the bridge would be replaced with an expected September 2014 operational date. Normally, between March&nbsp;1 and November&nbsp;30 the bridge is left in the open position for maritime traffic and closed when trains approach.<ref name = automation/> It will remain locked in the closed position until the bridge is replaced.<ref name = conrailreplace>Kotzker, Dari. [https://www.njtvonline.org/news/video/bridge-damaged-in-paulsboro-derailment-will-be-replaced/ "Bridge Damaged in Paulsboro Derailment Will Be Replaced"], [[NJTV]], March 4, 2013. Accessed November 10, 2019.</ref><ref>Forand, Rebecca. [https://www.nj.com/gloucester-county/2013/03/conrail_to_replace_bridge_that.html "Paulsboro train derailment: Conrail to replace bridge that collapsed"], NJ Advance Media for [[NJ.com]], March 1, 2013, updated January 17, 2019. Accessed November 10, 2019. "The railroad bridge that collapsed following a train derailment that caused a subsequent chemical release last year, will be replaced. But Mantua Creek, the waterway that flows below the bridge, will remain closed to boaters for more than a year."</ref> In September 2013, another less serious derailment took place along the border of [[Gibbstown, New Jersey|Gibbstown]] (in [[Greenwich Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey|Greenwich Township]]) and Paulsboro, with one car leaving the tracks on a train consisting mostly of empty tanker cars.<ref>Forand, Rebecca. [http://www.nj.com/gloucester-county/index.ssf/2013/09/i_will_worry_because_of_the_first_time_second_train_derailment_in_a_year_raises_fears_calls_for_regu.html "Train derailment near scene of Paulsboro crash raises fears, calls for regulations"], ''[[South Jersey Times]]'', September 16, 2013. Accessed October 31, 2013. "Less than a mile from where a train derailed and spilled a dangerous chemical into the air last November, a second train derailed Monday, reiterating calls for greater rail industry safety and regulations."</ref>