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Newly designed tanker cars may have limited the damage caused by a train derailment Wednesday in East Chicago. NBC 5’s Chris Coffey has the details.

Railroad crews in East Chicago, Indiana, spent Thursday relocating several train cars to a safe area after a CSX train hauling crude oil derailed Wednesday evening. The cause of the derailment is under investigation.  Several of the 18 tank cars that derailed look like they took a beating.  However, none of the crude oil leaked, there were no fires...