Stolthaven puts chemical tank cars back on tracks in Braithwaite

Workers use cranes to upright and rerail more than 145 rail cars, Monday, Sept. 10, 2012, that were were derailed during Hurricane Isaac at the Stolthaven Facility in Braithwaite. About 85 contained some kind of chemicals. State police said several chemicals were present, including methyl acrylate – flammable, octene – flammable, styrene- flammable, formic acid – corrosive, inhalation hazard and monochlorobenzene – flammable were present on the site. There was also a waste container storage there.