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UP Goodwell Derailment

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Incident location at the time of EPA and START arrival, fire is under control and excavators are being used to break apart rail cars to expose smoldering debris.<br />Date Taken: 6/24/2012<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 36.609187<br />Longitude: -101.602949<br />Tags:
Showing an SKC pump and Suma Can air sampling location set up downwind of the incident location within the plume. The sampling station was established by CTEH, an environmental consultant for UP.<br />Date Taken: 6/24/2012<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 36.609187<br />Longitude: -101.602949<br />Tags:
Showing one of the locomotives involved in the collision on its side.<br />Date Taken: 6/24/2012<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 36.609187<br />Longitude: -101.602949<br />Tags:
Overview of site conditions.<br />Date Taken: 6/24/2012<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 36.609187<br />Longitude: -101.602949<br />Tags:
Photo showing an example of the cargo inside one of the involved rail cars. Automobiles (shown here commercial vans).<br />Date Taken: 6/24/2012<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 36.609187<br />Longitude: -101.602949<br />Tags:
Site conditions upon EPA and START arrival at the site on this date. UP railroad crews are working toward railroad re-construction. Operations occuring in tandem with debris recovery efforts. Some very small localized fires remain.<br />Date Taken: 6/25/2012<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 36.609187<br />Longitude: -101.602949<br />Tags:
UP crews installing new rail infrastructure<br />Date Taken: 6/25/2012<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 36.609187<br />Longitude: -101.602949<br />Tags:
Overview of site facing west.<br />Date Taken: 6/25/2012<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 36.609187<br />Longitude: -101.602949<br />Tags:
Showing one of the derailed UP locomotives.<br />Date Taken: 6/25/2012<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 36.609187<br />Longitude: -101.602949<br />Tags:
Showing another UP locomotive.<br />Date Taken: 6/25/2012<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 36.609187<br />Longitude: -101.602949<br />Tags:
Showing some of the debris staged on the north side of the tracks now accessible with fires extinguished.<br />Date Taken: 6/25/2012<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 36.609187<br />Longitude: -101.602949<br />Tags:
Smouldering debris, fire damaged rail car cargo.<br />Date Taken: 6/25/2012<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 36.609187<br />Longitude: -101.602949<br />Tags:
To the left of the image one salvaged stacked rail car, and center showing debris staged north of the railroad<br />Date Taken: 6/25/2012<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 36.609187<br />Longitude: -101.602949<br />Tags:
Image showing an example of some of the fire damaged cargo that litters the site.<br />Date Taken: 6/25/2012<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 36.609187<br />Longitude: -101.602949<br />Tags:
At the furthest extent north of the incident impact, shown here scorched vegetation.<br />Date Taken: 6/25/2012<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 36.609187<br />Longitude: -101.602949<br />Tags:
Overview of site conditions.<br />Date Taken: 6/25/2012<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 36.609187<br />Longitude: -101.602949<br />Tags:





Incident location at the time of EPA and START arrival, fire is under control and excavators are being used to break apart rail cars to expose smoldering debris. Showing an SKC pump and Suma Can air sampling location set up downwind of the incident location within the plume. The sampling station was established by CTEH, an environmental consultant for UP. Showing one of the locomotives involved in the collision on its side. Overview of site conditions. Photo showing an example of the cargo inside one of the involved rail cars. Automobiles (shown here commercial vans). Site conditions upon EPA and START arrival at the site on this date. UP railroad crews are working toward railroad re-construction. Operations occuring in tandem with debris recovery efforts. Some very small localized fires remain. UP crews installing new rail infrastructure Overview of site facing west. Showing one of the derailed UP locomotives. Showing another UP locomotive. Showing some of the debris staged on the north side of the tracks now accessible with fires extinguished. Smouldering debris, fire damaged rail car cargo. To the left of the image one salvaged stacked rail car, and center showing debris staged north of the railroad Image showing an example of some of the fire damaged cargo that litters the site. At the furthest extent north of the incident impact, shown here scorched vegetation. Overview of site conditions.