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Train bridges need new regulations

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NBC10

Can rail companies continue to inspect themselves? Bridge experts believe new regulations are needed to prevent accidents like the recent train derailment on a bridge in Paulsboro, N.J. A dispatcher advised the train engineer to ignore a red light at the bridge and begin crossing before the bridge collapsed. "There is something wrong with their system that they followed to do that," said Temple's William Miller, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering.