Governor's Office Emergency Services
Hazardous Materials Spill Report

    DATE: 09/15/2024
    TIME: 1814
    RECEIVED BY:
    CONTROL#:
    Cal OES - 24-5214
    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. Derailment, Hopper Car=2 N/ARAILROAD DERAILMENTNoNo
2. = NoNo
3. = NoNo
g. DESCRIPTION: Two hopper railcars derailed while remaining upright at the Oakland West Railyard. There were no fires, injuries, or hazardous material releases reported. Both cars were carrying scrap metal at the time of the incident. A UPRR Manager of Train Operations is on-site assessing the situation, and personnel from the UPRR Railcar Department are on their way. A "rolled track" was the cause of the derailment. Rerailment operations are underway, and the rest of the railyard remains unaffected.
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 track closure
3. a. INCIDENT LOCATION: Milepost Marker #5.63 of the Niles Subdivision (Oakland West Railyard)
b. CITY:c. COUNTY: d. ZIP:
Oakland
Alameda County94607BAY AREA AQMD
4. INCIDENT DESCRIPTION:
a. DATE:b. TIME (Military):c. SITE:d. REPORTED CAUSE
09/15/20241703 Rail Road Other
Description for Other : Rolled track
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:
None
d. ADMIN. AGENCY: Alameda County Environmental Healthe. SEC. AGENCY:
f. ADDITIONAL COUNTY: g. ADMIN. AGENCY:
h. NOTIFICATION LIST:
Cal GEM:
RWQCB Unit:

2
Cal OES Region:
AA/CUPA, DTSC, RWQCB, US EPA, USFWS, CHP, PUC, SFM, Co/WP, Co/Hlth, Co/E-Hlth
Photo Attachment:
11. Cal OES Reg.
********* Control No: 24-5214 *********

Created by: Warning Center on: 09/15/2024 06:14:16 PM Last Modified by: Warning Center on: 09/15/2024 06:52:14 PM