Governor's Office Emergency Services
Hazardous Materials Spill Report

    DATE: 02/21/2024
    TIME: 0846
    RECEIVED BY:
    CONTROL#:
    Cal OES - 24-1082
    NRC -
1.a. PERSON NOTIFYING Cal OES:
1. NAME:2. AGENCY:3. PHONE#:4. Ext:5. PAG/CELL:
Union Pacific Railroad
1.b. PERSON REPORTING SPILL (If different from above):
1. NAME:2. AGENCY:3. PHONE#:4. Ext:5. PAG/CELL:
2. SUBSTANCE TYPE:
2. a. SUBSTANCE:b.QTY:>=<Amount Measurec. TYPE:d. OTHER:e. PIPELINEf. VESSEL
>= 300 Tons
1. Train Car Derailment=N/A N/ARAILROAD DERAILMENTNoNo
2. Unknown Product=Unknown UnknownUNSPECIFIEDNoNo
3. = NoNo
g. DESCRIPTION: THIS IS A DRILL, CORRESPONDS WITH DRILL CONTROL # 24-1085

Per Reporting Party : Two freight rail cars derailed on their side and are releasing an unknown product into Elkhorn Slough that leads to the Pacific Ocean. Train # MWVWC of the 20th, Locomotive # is unknown. It is unknown what the derailed rail cars are carrying. It is unknown what type of rail cars derailed or what their rail car numbers are. It is unknown what caused the derailment. It is unknown how many rail cars are in the train. This occurred on a single main line. Train traffic has been shut down. Union Pacific has personnel in route to the site as well as contractors. Monterey County Fire was notified by reporting party. Clean up handling is still to be determined. Reporting party will call back with update when more details are available

THIS IS A DRILL
h. STOPPAGE/CONTAINMENT:i. WATER INVOLVED: j. WATERWAY:k. DRINKING WATER IMPACTED
Unknown if stopped, Unknown if containedYesElkhorn Slough Unknown
l. MARITIME VESSEL
No
m. KNOWN IMPACT
Unknown
3. a. INCIDENT LOCATION: Highway 1 near Springfield Road. Coast Subdivision, Mile Post 101; LAT : 36.841257 / LON: -121.748953
b. CITY:c. COUNTY: d. ZIP:
Prunedale
Monterey County95039MONTEREY BAY UNIFIED APCD
4. INCIDENT DESCRIPTION:
a. DATE:b. TIME (Military):c. SITE:d. REPORTED CAUSE
02/21/20240836 Rail Road Unknown
R/R Crossing less than 50 feet from incident site? No
UPRR RIM#: See Confidential
e. INJURIESf. FATALITY g. EVACUATIONh. CLEANUP BY:
NoNoNoUnknown
6. NOTIFICATION INFORMATION:
a. ON SCENE:b. OTHER ON SCENE: c. OTHER NOTIFIED:
Fire Dept.CUPA, PUC, NRC
d. ADMIN. AGENCY: Monterey County Health Departmente. SEC. AGENCY:
f. ADDITIONAL COUNTY: g. ADMIN. AGENCY:
h. NOTIFICATION LIST:
Cal GEM:
RWQCB Unit:

3
Cal OES Region: Coastal
AA/CUPA, DTSC, RWQCB, US EPA, USFWS, DFW-OSPR, COASTAL COM, CDPH-D.O., CHP, CSWC Managers, DWP-DO, LANDS, EDO, FDC, Cal OES REG, LDO, PARKS & REC, PUC, SFM, USCG, Co/WP, Co/Hlth, Co/E-Hlth
Photo Attachment:
11. Cal OES Reg. byron.green@caloes.ca.gov
********* Control No: 24-1082 *********

Created by: Warning Center on: 02/21/2024 08:46:34 AM Last Modified by: Warning Center on: 02/21/2024 09:51:30 AM