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BNSF Galena Derailment

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BNSF contractors monitoring soil flushing operations <br />Date Taken: 7/23/2015<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Flushing soils adjacent to track ballast to flush out crude oil for recovery in trench and on site treatment. <br />Date Taken: 7/23/2015<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Backfilling excavation area behind access ramp with clean sand to facilitate removal of ramp <br />Date Taken: 4/21/2015<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
River sampling is conducted when > 1" of rain falls near Site to ensure no run-off impacts to Harris Slough <br />Date Taken: 4/21/2015<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Excavated soils from primary impacted area. A trench with sumps was installed along the railroad ballast to collect remaining product <br />Date Taken: 4/1/2015<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Illinois EPA Rockford Field Office personnel conducting daily oversight of excavation operations <br />Date Taken: 4/1/2015<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Loading out contaminated soil for transport to landfill facility<br />Date Taken: 4/1/2015<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Impacted area where contaminated soils are being excavated<br />Date Taken: 3/27/2015<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Harris Slough of the Mississippi River adjacent to the impacted area. There has been no sheen evident and no impact measured through sampling to surface water. <br />Date Taken: 3/27/2015<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Temporary water treatment plant set up on site to treat contact water during excavation activities <br />Date Taken: 3/27/2015<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Last of the sheet piles being installed on the north side of the impact area <br />Date Taken: 3/19/2015<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Daily Operations Briefing held at initiation of day work shift (0700hrs)<br />Date Taken: 3/17/2015<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Two different sheet pile contractors have been working around the clock to install containment around the impacted area.<br />Date Taken: 3/17/2015<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Sheet pile installation around impacted area <br />Date Taken: 3/15/2015<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Sheet pile installation along the shoreline to isolate impacted area from potential inundation from rising river levels <br />Date Taken: 3/14/2015<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Containment boom maintenance and surface water sampling from air boats deployed in the Harris Slough of the Mississippi River<br />Date Taken: 3/14/2015<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Geoprobe conducting soil boring operations to characterize and sample subsurface at perimeter of impacted area<br />Date Taken: 3/13/2015<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Derailed tanker cars are being emptied, cleaned, purged and cut up for removal from the Site and scrapping.<br />Date Taken: 3/13/2015<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 42.374675<br />Longitude: -90.4438777777778<br />Tags:
Daily operations briefing held in front of EPA's MCP.<br />Date Taken: 3/9/2015<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Impacted tanker cars being cut up for removal from the derailment site.<br />Date Taken: 3/12/2015<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 42.3748827777778<br />Longitude: -90.4439919444444<br />Tags:
Workers clearing wreckage from impacted area of derailment site<br />Date Taken: 3/12/2015<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 42.3737102777778<br />Longitude: -90.4431608333333<br />Tags:
Derailment site foreman explaining current situation to U.S. Congresswoman Cheri Bustos and Region 5 Administrator Susan Hedman <br />Date Taken: 3/9/2015<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Air boats deploying containment boom and monitoring surfacewater for sheen on the Harris Slough of the Mississippi River<br />Date Taken: 3/8/2015<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
OSC Jaime Brown explaining site activities to Regional Administrator Susan Hedman and U.S. Representative Cheri Bustos <br />Date Taken: 3/9/2015<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Soil berm constructed between derailed cars and river edge<br />Date Taken: 3/7/2015<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
OSC Benning conducting assessment of derailment scene<br />Date Taken: 3/7/2015<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
OSCs Mendoza & Faryan discussing response strategies with BNSF Railway contractors <br />Date Taken: 3/7/2015<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Derailed rail cars on fire. Soil berm with spilled oil to contain spilled oil is in the foreground. <br />Date Taken: 3/6/2015<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
View of Derailment in close proximity next to the Galena River. <br />Date Taken: 3/6/2015<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Fire ongoing at derailment site<br />Date Taken: 3/6/2015<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Fire at derailment site<br />Date Taken: 3/5/2015<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Fire at derailment site<br />Date Taken: 3/5/2015<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:




BNSF contractors monitoring soil flushing operations Flushing soils adjacent to track ballast to flush out crude oil for recovery in trench and on site treatment. Backfilling excavation area behind access ramp with clean sand to facilitate removal of ramp River sampling is conducted when > 1 Excavated soils from primary impacted area. A trench with sumps was installed along the railroad ballast to collect remaining product Illinois EPA Rockford Field Office personnel conducting daily oversight of excavation operations Loading out contaminated soil for transport to landfill facility Impacted area where contaminated soils are being excavated Harris Slough of the Mississippi River adjacent to the impacted area. There has been no sheen evident and no impact measured through sampling to surface water. Temporary water treatment plant set up on site to treat contact water during excavation activities Last of the sheet piles being installed on the north side of the impact area Daily Operations Briefing held at initiation of day work shift (0700hrs) Two different sheet pile contractors have been working around the clock to install containment around the impacted area. Sheet pile installation around impacted area Sheet pile installation along the shoreline to isolate impacted area from potential inundation from rising river levels Containment boom maintenance and surface water sampling from air boats deployed in the Harris Slough of the Mississippi River Geoprobe conducting soil boring operations to characterize and sample subsurface at perimeter of impacted area Derailed tanker cars are being emptied, cleaned, purged and cut up for removal from the Site and scrapping. Daily operations briefing held in front of EPA's MCP. Impacted tanker cars being cut up for removal from the derailment site. Workers clearing wreckage from impacted area of derailment site Derailment site foreman explaining current situation to U.S. Congresswoman Cheri Bustos and Region 5 Administrator Susan Hedman Air boats deploying containment boom and monitoring surfacewater for sheen on the Harris Slough of the Mississippi River OSC Jaime Brown explaining site activities to Regional Administrator Susan Hedman and U.S. Representative Cheri Bustos Soil berm constructed between derailed cars and river edge OSC Benning conducting assessment of derailment scene OSCs Mendoza & Faryan discussing response strategies with BNSF Railway contractors Derailed rail cars on fire. Soil berm with spilled oil to contain spilled oil is in the foreground. View of Derailment in close proximity next to the Galena River. Fire ongoing at derailment site Fire at derailment site Fire at derailment site