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CSX Derailment Rosedale Maryland

 
Site Contact:
Gregory Ham
On Scene Coordinator

(ham.greg@epa.gov)

Site Location:
68th Street and Lake Drive
Rosedale, MD 21237
 response.epa.gov/CSXRosedale

At approximately 2:00 PM on Tuesday, May 28, 2013 a CSX train hit a rolloff truck that was crossing at an at-grade railroad crossing, causing the train to derail. Subsequent to the derailmant, a car containing sodium chlorate apparently exploded, causing nearby cars of terephthalate acid (TPA) to burn. There was one car of sodium hydroxide and one car with fluorosilicic acid residue involved in the derailment, but these cars were not compromised. The fire burned until approximately midnight. Multiple fire departments were onscene, with Baltimore County as the lead. The Maryland Department of the Environment and an EPA OSC were onscene. Air monitoring of the incident was being conducted by the Fire Departments and CSX.


Tracks repaired, trains moving through the derailment area. Cleanup work continues. Contaminated soil and ballast being removed. Remains of truck. Remains of truck and cargo. Trackside view. Prepping for offloading TPA from hopper car. 3 cars. Hopper car resting on box car. NaOH car on left, TPA hopper car on right. Hopper car and box car. Fire smoldering 2. Fire smoldering. Fire almost out. Fire almost out. Fire, smoke plume. Fire Fire. Fire burning Damage to adjacent warehouse. Clearing trackside for access. Closeup of 3 cars Track damage. Track damage and residue. track damage. Hopper car with spilled TPA. TPA residue on ballast. Residue along drainage swale. Burned cars. Remainder of sodium chlorate car in front of FS car. Preparing to offload TPA. Burned cars. Burned cars. Hopper car with spilled TPA. Residue on tracks. Hopper car, residue. Hopper car on top of FS car. End of FS car. Derailment scene. Damaged boxcar. Burned cars. Boxcar, hopper car, tank car. Air monitoring on site. Access road prep
For additional information, visit the Pollution/Situation Report (Pol/Sitreps) section.