WASHINGTON - The old adage "a picture is worth a thousand words" is evidenced in East Palestine. An aerial photograph taken after the February 3 derailment of a Norfolk Southern train in East village gives a visual depiction of what crews are dealing with as they remove chemicals spilled along East Taggart Street.

The photo was published by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as part of its order to have the railroad conduct and pay for the cleanup shows the rail cars in an accordion-like pattern.

Each of the 25 cars has been labeled with what they were carrying when they went off the tracks.

The photo shows five tankers were carrying vinyl chloride, four cars had petroleum lube oil, three cars were filled with propylene, three others with diethylene, and two with polyvinyl.

The remaining eight individual were carrying chemicals ethylene glycol monobutyl ether, ethyhexyl acrylate, polypropyl glycol, isobutylene, butyl acrylates, fuel additives, and petro oil.

One of the derailed cars was filled with semolina, which is coarsely milled wheat used in pasta and other dishes.

According to the latest information from the government, tracks that were replaced following the derailment have been removed by Norfolk Southern and work will continue to remove contaminated soil at the site as ordered by the EPA.