United States Environmental Protection Agency
Region IV
POLLUTION REPORT



Date:
Sunday, January 7, 2007
From:
Chris Russell

Subject: 

Initial and Final POLREP
Troy CSX
Troy, AL
Latitude: 31.8472000
Longitude: -85.9086000


POLREP No.:
1
Site #:
Reporting Period:
1/7-8/2007
D.O. #:
Start Date:
1/7/2007
Response Authority:
CERCLA
Mob Date:
1/7/2007
Response Type:
Emergency
Demob Date:
1/8/2007
NPL Status:
Non NPL
Completion Date:
1/8/2007
Incident Category:
Removal Assessment
CERCLIS ID #:
Contract #
RCRIS ID #:
 

Site Description

On the morning of Sunday January 7, 2007, a freight train derailed and discharged the contents of the locomotive fuel tank into a ditch and onto the railroad ballast. Some of the diesel was contained in a ditch approximately 20 feet by 120 feet. ADEM is on scene.  CSX hired Hepaco as the response contractor.  Clean up commenced on Sunday afternoon. Severe storms impacted the operations. OSC Chris Russell was dispatched to oversee the RP's response


Current Activities

The train cars were uprighted and/or removed from the tracks.  New ballast and tracks were put into place.  Hepaco removed all available free product.


Planned Removal Actions

The contaminated soil will be excavated and sent for disposal.  CSX will develop a plan, subject to ADEM approval, to remediate any oil spilled to the ballast.


Next Steps

ADEM will continue as the lead agency to ensure that CSX completes the response and final clean up.


Key Issues

None


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