Intermodal rail cars move past Flossmoor train station on July 15. Homewood and Flossmoor were born as railroad towns and continue to be part of the busiest rail hub in the nation. (Eric Crump/H-F Chronicle)
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Focus on Safety: MABAS hazmat team trains to respond to train emergencies

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Intermodal rail cars move past Flossmoor train station on July 15. Homewood and Flossmoor were born as railroad towns and continue to be part of the busiest rail hub in the nation. (Eric Crump/H-F Chronicle)
Intermodal rail cars move past Flossmoor train station on July 15. Homewood and Flossmoor were born as railroad towns and continue to be part of the busiest rail hub in the nation. (Eric Crump/H-F Chronicle)

Homewood Deputy Fire Chief Steve DeJong was called to the scene of the train derailment in Matteson last year in his role as one of the hazardous materials team leaders for Mutual Aid Box Alarm System (MABAS) district 24. 

“Matteson…

Eric Crump started his first newspaper with his best friend when he was 9. It was four pages and folded after one issue. Possibly as many as two or three people read it. In 2014, about 46 years later, he started another paper, the H-F Chronicle, which is still going and has a few more readers.

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