BORDULAC, N. D. — All cars containing dangerous fabrics have been removed from the site of an exercise derailment near Bordulac, according to a Canadian Pacific Railway official in Kansas City.
Patrick Waldron, CPKC’s assistant vice president of communications and media relations, said in an email to the media that the cars were safely removed on Sunday, July 7, and that the remaining hot spots from the previous fire were extinguished.
The derailment occurred at approximately 3:30 a. m. on Friday, July 5, near Bordulac, approximately 10 miles southeast of Carrington. No injuries were reported. A spokesman for the National Transportation Safety Board said in an email to the Jamestown Sun that initial data indicates the exercise consisted of two locomotives and 151 cars and that 29 cars derailed.
The hazardous materials reported in the derailed cars were methanol, anhydrous ammonia and plastic pellets, according to Andrew Kirking, emergency manager for Stutsman and Foster counties.
Kirking reported that as crews raced to cover vehicles in hazardous cloth on Sunday, air monitors detected low levels of anhydrous ammonia in the air after a car began to degas as it was removed from the site of the immediate derailment. , the local emergency issued a shelter-in-place notice for citizens near the site of the derailment. Air tracking degrees at the site and surrounding domain returned to 0 on Sunday morning and the stay notice was lifted.
Waldron said the emergency reaction operation turned into recovery and cleanup activities. Once the cars were removed and secured, repair painting continued on the track. These maintenance completed on Monday morning, July 8, and rail traffic resumed on Monday following the track. protection inspections.
NTSB investigators arrived at the scene on Saturday, July 6. The parties to the investigation are the CPKC, the Federal Railroad Administration, the Brotherhood of Locomotive and Railroad Engineers and SMART-TD, the NTSB spokesman said. SMART-TD represents the staff of a number of primary regional transportation providers, adding light and heavy rail carriers in primary metropolitan spaces across the country, according to smart-union. org.
An initial report with factual information is expected within 30 days, the NTSB spokesperson said.
CPKC reaction teams, which have added environmental and hazardous materials teams, continue to clean the cars and in coordination with emergency response officials.
“The fitness and protection of the public, first responders and staff remain CPKC’s most sensible priority,” Waldron said. “The CPKC is committed to restoring the level completely. “
The CPKC has worked intensively with local, state and federal authorities since the incident and thanked emergency services for their “quick and effective reaction assistance. “