NorCalFire Train Derailment in the Feather River Canyon

Monday, July 2, 2007

NorCalFire Train Derailment in the Feather River Canyon

Old news - 6-30-07 - UNKNOWN DETAILS - Train Derailment in the
Feather River Canyon:

SITUATION UPDATE FROM STATE OF CALIFORNIA OES HAZMAT REPORT:
GOVERNOR'S OFFICE OF EMERGENCY SERVICES
Hazardous Material Spill Update

OES IDO Paul Calkins advises The derailment is not in Butte County it is in Plumas County per the Plumas County Dispatch. Train derailed in the Feather River Canyon. There 20 cars are involved 3-5 cars are leaking an unknown liquid which is thought be vegetable oil and 1-2 cars (best guess on number ) denatured alcohol (Industrial type not for human consumption)

UPDATES FROM SCANNER GUY'S
Conflicting reports of Full Car of Alcohol in River.
Plumas Sheriff reported no HAZMAT just peanut oil.
Conflicting reports of Full Car of Alcohol 30,000 gals drained into Feather River.
Nearby well was also discovered possible contamination.
Local Flora and Fauna affected.

UPDATES FROM TRAIN GUY'S

A thousand feet of track lost.
Five cars over the bank.
Sounds like about twenty derailed.
Appears to be near Storrie. There is talk of a water tank above the track that is losing water and needs to be capped off.
Whether this contributed to the derailment is unknown.
It seems that one car is leaking corn syrup all the way down to the roadway.
Cal Trans is closing Hwy 70 for unknown reasons.
I would put this between Storrie and Camp Rodgers (MP 255).

Okay, the actual location of the derailment is MP 251, which puts it between Tobin and Rock Creek.
One of the problems the supes are facing is getting enough clear track between Keddie and the derailment to bring a tamper and regulator down from Keddie. Parked trains, everwhere.
No cell phone service at the derailment site.

Interesting that the Caltrans report states that this is "NOT A PASSENGER TRAIN". Wonder if anyone at Caltrans knows that there hasn't been regular passenger trains in the Feather River Canyon for some 37 years now?

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Monday, July 2, 2007