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United
States Environmental Protection Agency
Region V
POLLUTION REPORT
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| Date: |
Wednesday, October 27, 2004
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| From: |
Brian Kelly
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| To: |
J Walczak, DEQ
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D Stalcup, EPA
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J El-Zein, EPA
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B Messenger, EPA
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A Marouf, EPA
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M Hans, EPA
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S Hill, EPA
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T Johnson, EPA
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J Maritote, EPA
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M Chezik, DOI
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T Geishecker, EPA
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Subject:
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Detroit Train Derailment - Initial/Final
Detroit Train Derailment
7 Mile and I-75,
Detroit, MI
Latitude: 42.4320590
Longitude: -83.1007750
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| POLREP No.: |
1
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Site #:
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1139
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| Reporting Period: |
Initial and Final
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D.O. #:
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N/A
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| Start Date: |
10/25/2004
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Response Authority:
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CERCLA
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Mob Date: |
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Response Type:
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Emergency
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| Demob Date: |
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NPL Status:
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Non NPL
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| Completion Date: |
10/25/2004
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Incident Category:
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Removal Action
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| CERCLIS ID #: |
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Contract #
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| RCRIS ID #: |
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Rail Road tracks south of 7 Mile, east of I-75, Detroit, Michigan.
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At approximately 1030 hours, a Canadian National Railroad (CNR) train derailed. Four of the cars carrying methanol jumped the track and were damaged. The Detroit Fire Department's IC ordered a precautionary evacuation. U.S. EPA responded to assist. Once on site, U.S. EPA coordinated with the Federal Railroad Administration and the Detroit IC.
During an assessment by HazMat teams, only one of the cars was found to be leaking/dripping. It is estimated less than 1-gallon of methanol was released. Air monitoring did not detect elevated levels and the evacuation was lifted.
CNR hired Hulcher Services to remove the damaged cars and restore the train tracks.
U.S. EPA has demobed from the site.
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Budgeted |
Total To Date |
Remaining |
% Remaining |
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Extramural Costs
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Intramural Costs
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| USEPA |
$425.00 |
$425.00 |
$0.00 |
0.00% |
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| Total Site Costs |
$425.00 |
$425.00 |
$0.00 |
0.00% |
* The above accounting of expenditures is an estimate based on figures known to the OSC at the time this report was written. The OSC does not necessarily receive specific figures on final payments made to any contractor(s). Other financial data which the OSC must rely upon may not be entirely up-to-date. The cost accounting provided in this report does not necessarily represent an exact monetary figure which the government may include in any claim for cost recovery.
response.epa.gov/detroitRR
POLREP #1 Last Updated 8/6/2019
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