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City County
Railroad
Involved Substance Involved Point of Origin Suspected Reason for Incident
Amount
Involved
Amount
Released
Type of
Equipment Date
Decatur Macon NS Hazardous Waste, N.O.S. Boise, ID Bag tipped over 220,000 lbs. 10 gals. Gondola 4/25/2011
Bedford Park Cook CSX Diesel Fuel Bedford Park, IL Leak on the fuel tank weld seam 4,000 gals. 2 oz. Locomotive 5/3/2011
Decatur Macon CN Hydrochloric Acid Geismar, LA Liner failure 20,434 gals. 300 gals. Tank Car 5/8/2011
Chicago Cook CN Hydrochloric Acid Geismar, LA Safety vent disc ruptured 20,480 gals. ½ pint Tank Car 5/12/2011
Harvey Cook CN Ethyl Acrylate, Inhibited Overseas Manway cover leak 6,604 gals. ½ pint Portable Tank 5/19/2011
Chicago Heights Cook CN Dicyclopentadiene Galena Park, TX Over pressurized causing safety
relief valve to open
23,630 gals. Vapor Tank Car 5/19/2011
Venice Madison TRRA Sulfuric Acid El Tajo, Mexico Safety vent housing failure 13,928 gals. 1.5 gals Tank Car 5/27/2011
Chicago Cook NS Diesel Fuel Overseas Dolly leg crushed the diesel tank 400 gals. 10 gals. Container on Flat
Car
5/29/2011
East St. Louis St. Clair UP Sulfuric Acid Herculaneum, MO Safety vent disc rupture 200,350 lbs. < 1 gal. Tank Car 6/6/2011
East St. Louis St. Clair UP Potassium Hydroxide Solution Taft, LA Humping overspeed caused
pressure relief device to activate
193,600 lbs. < 1 gal. Tank Car 6/7/2011
East St. Louis St. Clair UP Potassium Hydroxide Solution Taft, LA Humping overspeed caused
pressure relief device to activate
25,437 gals. Minimal Tank Car 6/7/2011
Urbana Champaign CN Petroleum Gas, Liquefied Westwego, LA Liquid valve leaked 33,580 gals. 1 quart Tank Car 6/13/2011
East Hazel Crest Cook CN Amines, Liquid, Corrosive,
N.O.S.
Houston, TX Leaking flange 25,470 gals. 1 quart Tank Car 6/16/2011
Bedford Park Cook BRC Flammable Liquid, N.O.S. Miamisburg, OH Pressure relief device failed Load 5 gals. Tank Car 6/24/2011
Franklin Park Cook CP Corrosive Liquid, Acidic,
Organic, N.O.S.
Northfield, IL Drum punctured 55 gals. 7 gals. Trailer on Flat Car 7/1/2011
Franklin Park Cook CP Corrosive Liquid, Acidic,
Organic, N.O.S.
Northfield, IL Drum punctured 55 gals. 7 gals. Trailer on Flat Car 7/1/2011
Riverdale Cook CSX Alcohols, N.O.S. Galva, IL Manway cover gasket leaked 30,350 gals. 1 gal. Tank Car 7/4/2011
Rochelle Ogle UP Diesel Fuel Overseas Fuel line leak 200 gals. 6 gals. Trailer on Flat Car 7/7/2011
Franklin Park Cook CP Diesel Fuel Overseas Unknown 350 gals. 35 gals. Trailer on Flat Car 7/11/2011
Galesburg Knox BNSF Diesel Fuel Galesburg, IL Impact with a rail car 2,000 gals. 150 gals. Locomotive 7/23/2011
Northlake Cook UP Diesel Fuel Northlake, IL Leaked from engine 2,000 gals. 10 gals. Locomotive 7/26/2011
Joliet Will UP Diesel Fuel Overseas Unknown 150 gals. 5 gals. Trailer on Flat Car 8/5/2011
East St. Louis St. Clair UP Petroleum Gas, Liquefied Roxana, IL Defective magnetic gauging
device
131,048 lbs. Vapor Tank Car 8/15/2011
Richton Park Cook CN Ethyl Methyl Ketone Unknown Manway cover gasket leak 30,070 gals. < 1 quart Tank Car 8/23/2011
Gorham Jackson UP Diesel Fuel Gorham, IL Loose fuel line 2,000 gals. 250 gals. Locomotive 8/24/2011
Urbana Champaign CN Flammable Liquids, N.O.S. Unknown Loose closure on top of car 23,638 gals. 1 quart Tank Car 8/24/2011
Urbana Champaign CN Flammable Liquids, N.O.S. Unknown Loose closure on top of car 23,635 gals. 1 quart Tank Car 8/24/2011
Urbana Champaign CN Flammable Liquids, N.O.S. Unknown Loose closure on top of car 23,631 gals. 1 quart Tank Car 8/24/2011
Roxana Madison NS Elevated Temperature
Material
Roxana, IL Manway cover gasket defective Residue < 1 gal. Tank Car 9/7/2011
Bartonville Peoria UP Diesel Fuel Bartonville, IL Defective fuel line Unknown < 30 gals. Locomotive 9/16/2011
Northlake Cook UP Alcohols, N.O.S. Omaha, NE Manway cover gasket missing 27,000 gals. Minimal Tank Car 9/19/2011
Chicago Cook CN Environmentally Hazardous
Substances
Chicago, IL Manway cover gasket missing 20,545 gals. 9 gals. Tank Car 9/23/2011
Chicago Cook CN N-Propyl Acetate Bay City, TX Bottom outlet valve leaking 30,045 gals. 2 gals. Tank Car 9/27/2011
Chicago Heights Cook UP Hexane Shreveport, LA Liquid valve body and packing
gland nut loose
29,000 gals. 1 gal. Tank Car 10/2/2011
Riverdale Cook CSX Diesel Fuel Riverdale, IL Broken fuel line 400 gals. 20 gals. Locomotive 10/10/2011
Decatur Macon NS Vinyl Acetate Sargent, TX Bottom outlet valve loose 24,400 gals. 1 pint Tank Car 10/25/2011
Chicago Cook NS Diesel Fuel Chicago, IL Unknown 4,000 gals. 50 gals. Locomotive 10/30/2011
Urbana Champaign CN Petroleum Distillates, N.O.S. Lancaster, TX Bottom outlet valve leaking 26,845 gals. 1 gal. Tank Car 12/5/2011
Springfield Sangamon UP Diesel Fuel Springfield, IL Unknown 3,000 gals. < 300 gals. Locomotive 12/5/2011
