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Table B. Hazardous Materials Physically Involved in a Derailment Where No
Hazardous Materials Release Occurred.
City County
Railroad
Involved
Substance
Involved Point of Origin
Suspected Reason for
Incident
Amount
Involved
Amount
Released
Type of
Equipment Date
Dolton Cook UP Diesel Fuel Dolton, IL Derailment Unknown None Locomotive 4/4/2011
Chicago Heights Cook UP Diesel Fuel Chicago Heights, IL Derailment Unknown None Locomotive 4/20/2011
Northlake Cook UP Hydrocarbons,
Liquid, N.O.S.
Red Deer, AB Track gave way under the
train
Residue None Tank Car 4/20/2011
Dolton Cook UP Diesel Fuel Dolton, IL Derailment Unknown None Locomotive 5/26/2011
Chicago Heights Cook UP Diesel Fuel Chicago Heights, IL Two engines collided Unknown None Locomotive 9/27/2011
Bloomington McLean UP Diesel Fuel Bloomington, IL Track spread Unknown None Locomotive 9/27/2011
Chicago Heights Cook UP Diesel Fuel Chicago Heights, IL Wide Gauge Unknown None Locomotive 9/30/2011
Chicago Heights Cook UP Diesel Fuel Chicago Heights, IL Wide Gauge Unknown None Locomotive 10/28/2011
Melrose Park Cook UP Diesel Fuel Melrose Park, IL Uncontrolled movement of
locomotive
Unknown None Locomotive 11/26/2011
Chicago Heights Cook UP Diesel Fuel Chicago Heights, IL Unknown Unknown None Locomotive 12/21/2011
Table C. Hazardous Materials Released From Rail Cars Where No Derailment
Occurred.
City County
Railroad
Involved Substance Involved Point of Origin Suspected Reason for Incident
Amount
Involved
Amount
Released
Type of
Equipment Date
E. Hazel Crest Cook CN Petroleum Crude Oil Willmar, Canada Manway gasket failure 30,190 gals. 2 gals. Tank Car 1/9/2011
Whiteside Sterling UP Diesel Fuel Rochelle, IL Failed weld on refrigerator car fuel
tank
300 gals. 45 gals. Container on Flat
Car
1/13/2011
Northlake Cook UP Diesel Fuel Northlake, IL Ruptured fuel line 1,500 gals. 50 gals. Locomotive 1/15/2011
E. St. Louis St. Clair UP Ethanol Sauget, IL Gap in the manway cover 29,000 gals. Vapor release Tank Car 1/28/2011
Galesburg Knox BNSF Ethylene Refrigerated Liquid Morris, IL Over pressurizing the rail car Load Vapor release Tank Car 1/28/2011
Riverdale Cook CSX Diesel Fuel Faoso, CA Broken fuel line 450 gals. 200 gals. Container on Flat
Car
1/31/2011
Riverdale Cook CSX Diesel Fuel Quincy, WA Ruptured fuel line on a
refrigerated unit
440 gals. 1 gal. Container on Flat
Car
2/11/2011
Buffalo Grove Lake UP Flammable Liquid, N.O.S. Fort Frances,
Canada
Manway gasket failure 23,608 gals. ¼ gal. Tank Car 2/17/2011
E. Hazel Crest Cook CN Flammable Liquid, N.O.S. Corunna, Canada Manway gasket failure 23,690 gals. 1 gal. Tank Car 2/28/2011
E. St. Louis St. Clair ALS Gasoline Sauget, IL Loose plug Load ¼ gal. Tank Car 3/3/2011
Northlake Cook UP Flammable Liquid, N.O.S. Lacey, WA Impact spot on container 550 gals. < ½ gal. Container on Flat
Car
3/11/2011
Decatur Macon NS Hydrochloric Acid Ringoes, NJ Liquid line loose 25,600 gals. 1 gal. Tank Car 3/12/2011
Chicago Cook CN Coal Tar Distillates Beulah, ND Gasket leaked 29,960 gals. ¼ gal. Tank Car 3/14/2011
E. Hazel Crest Cook CN Petroleum Distillates Canada Gasket leaked 30,152 gals. ½ gal. Tank Car 3/15/2011
Riverdale Cook IHB Flammable Liquids, N.O.S. Mexico Liquid valve loose 26,540 gals. 5 gals. Tank Car 3/18/2011
Bedford Park Cook CSX Diesel Fuel Bedford Park, IL Broken fuel line 4,500 gals. 200 gals. Locomotive 3/27/2011
Riverdale Cook CSX Diesel Fuel Patterson, CA Broken fuel line 250 gals. < 10 gals. Container on Flat
Car
4/5/2011
Chicago Cook CP Diesel Fuel Chicago, IL Pressure inside of engine 2,500 gals. 500 gals. Locomotive 4/7/2011
Peoria Peoria UP Diesel Fuel Peoria, IL Unknown 2,050 gals. < 300 gals. Locomotive 4/8/2011
E. St. Louis St. Clair UP Hazardous Waste Solid,
N.O.S.
Delaware City, DE Loading error 4 supersacks 16 lbs. Gondola 4/14/2011
E. St. Louis St. Clair ALS Hazardous Waste, N.O.S. Boise, ID Phase shift in material 30,000 lbs. 20 gals. IBC 4/14/2011