Governor's Office Emergency Services
Hazardous Materials Spill Report

    DATE: 12/30/2024
    TIME: 1806
    RECEIVED BY:
    CONTROL#:
    Cal OES - 24-7256
    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, Railcars =11 N/ARAILROAD DERAILMENTNoNo
2. = NoNo
3. = NoNo
g. DESCRIPTION: While traveling along the designated main line, UPRR train #2QKJMJJ of the 30th, consisting of 108 rail cars, derailed for unknown reasons. Of the eleven cars that derailed, six were auto racks and three were tank cars. All derailed cars are on their sides and were empty at the time of the incident. No fires or injuries occurred, and no road crossings were affected. A UPRR Manager of Train Operations is on-site, and an investigation is underway. The derailment took place in a remote area along State Route 58 in Kern County. The current plan is to assess the situation, rerail the cars, and allow the train to proceed on its scheduled route. The incident is being managed internally, and no external assistance is required.
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: Main line closure
3. a. INCIDENT LOCATION: Milepost Marker #347.0 of the Mojave Subdivision
b. CITY:c. COUNTY: d. ZIP:
Keene
Kern County93531KERN COUNTY APCD
4. INCIDENT DESCRIPTION:
a. DATE:b. TIME (Military):c. SITE:d. REPORTED CAUSE
12/30/20241726 Rail Road Unknown
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: Kern Co. Environmental Health Services Departmente. SEC. AGENCY:
f. ADDITIONAL COUNTY: g. ADMIN. AGENCY:
h. NOTIFICATION LIST:
Cal GEM:
RWQCB Unit:

5C
Cal OES Region: Inland
AA/CUPA, DTSC, RWQCB, US EPA, USFWS, CHP, EDO, FDC, Cal OES REG, LDO, PUC, SFM, Co/WP, Co/Hlth, Co/E-Hlth
Photo Attachment:
11. Cal OES Reg. inlanddutyofficer@caloes.ca.gov, joanne.gurrola@caloes.ca.gov
********* Control No: 24-7256 *********

Created by: Warning Center on: 12/30/2024 06:06:07 PM Last Modified by: Warning Center on: 12/30/2024 06:41:39 PM