MAY 4, 2015
MOLINE, ILLINOIS
The derailment was reported where the Burlington Northern
Santa Fe tracks crossed 12th Avenue, between the East Moline Water Treatment
Plant and the entrance to the John Deere Harvester Works, Monday morning, May
4, 2015.
Initial information indicated there were 17 tanker cars plus
two engines on the eastbound Canadian Pacific Railway train; two tanker cars
appeared to be off the tracks and a third tanker car may have also jumped the
rails. All of the affected cars remained upright.
A later update from a Canadian Pacific Railroad spokesman
indicated two cars derailed as a 16-car train traveled at a low speed at about
9:30 a.m.
“Nobody was injured, there are no spills, and no public
safety issues,” said Andy Cummings of CP railroad.
The hazmat placard on one of the derailed cars was numbered
1219, indicating it carried isopropanol or isopropyl alcohol; the hazmat
placard on another derailed car was numbered 2218 indicated it carried
stabilized acrylic acid.
Traffic was still able to get past the railroad activity on
12th Avenue.
The cause of the incident remained under investigation,
Cummings said.