Governor's Office Emergency Services
Hazardous Materials Spill Report

    DATE: 05/28/2023
    TIME: 2032
    RECEIVED BY:
    CONTROL#:
    Cal OES - 23-3510
    NRC -
1.a. PERSON NOTIFYING Cal OES:
1. NAME:2. AGENCY:3. PHONE#:4. Ext:5. PAG/CELL:
Union Pacific Railroad (UPRR)
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. Vehicle vs. Train=1 N/ARAILROADNoNo
2. = NoNo
3. = NoNo
g. DESCRIPTION: A private citizen drove a wheeled vehicle onto the listed railyard without permission or the right to do so. While traversing the grounds of the property, the vehicle struck two loaded tank cars and two rail track equipment cars. At the time of the incident, the two tank cars were loaded with ethyl alcohol. The Rialto Police Department and a UPRR Manager of Train Operations are on-scene. Based on the initial assessment, no hazardous materials were released as a result of the collision. Damage to the handrail safety guards of each tank car was observed. No other damage was reported. The section of the railyard impacted by the incident was secured and an investigation is underway. The remainder of the yard remains in operation.
h. STOPPAGE/CONTAINMENT:i. WATER INVOLVED: j. WATERWAY:k. DRINKING WATER IMPACTED
Stopped, ContainedNoNoneNo
l. MARITIME VESSEL
No
m. KNOWN IMPACT
Other
Reason for Other: Yard operation impact - Minor
3. a. INCIDENT LOCATION: West Colton Railyard (Milepost marker #536.5 of the Alhambra Subdivision)
b. CITY:c. COUNTY: d. ZIP:
Bloomington
San Bernardino CountySOUTH COAST AQMD
4. INCIDENT DESCRIPTION:
a. DATE:b. TIME (Military):c. SITE:d. REPORTED CAUSE
05/28/20232007 Rail Road Collision
R/R Crossing less than 50 feet from incident site? No
UPRR RIM#: See Confidential Section
e. INJURIESf. FATALITY g. EVACUATIONh. CLEANUP BY:
NoNoNoReporting Party
6. NOTIFICATION INFORMATION:
a. ON SCENE:b. OTHER ON SCENE: c. OTHER NOTIFIED:
Police Dept.None
d. ADMIN. AGENCY: San Bernardino County Fire Departmente. SEC. AGENCY:
f. ADDITIONAL COUNTY: g. ADMIN. AGENCY:
h. NOTIFICATION LIST:
Cal GEM:
RWQCB Unit:

8
Cal OES Region:
AA/CUPA, DTSC, RWQCB, US EPA, USFWS, DFW-OSPR, PUC, Co/WP, Co/E-Hlth
Photo Attachment:
11. Cal OES Reg.
********* Control No: 23-3510 *********

Created by: Warning Center on: 05/28/2023 08:32:56 PM Last Modified by: Warning Center on: 05/28/2023 09:33:41 PM