Western Railroad Discussion > West Oakland Derailment - Tanks

My old stomping grounds... 

https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/train-derails-in-west-oakland-no-injuries-reported/2688147/?_osource=SocialFlowTwt_BAYBrand

 

The pictures posted by NBC are stock photos, not the actual derailment.

Here's what had been the SF Chronicle but is now the SF Gate:

The department said the Union Pacific Railway train conductor reported a derailment and an odor at 10:46 a.m. 

Four of the cars were carrying sulfuric acid at 128 tons each. Sulfuric acid is a chemical commonly used in fertilizers, petroleum refining and in iron and steel production, according to the National Library of Medicine.  The other two cars trains were empty and previously carried a petroleum product, the department said at a press conference. 

https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/train-cars-carrying-chemicals-derailed-Oakland-16543564.php



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 10/18/21 22:33 by TCnR.

The report I read said no spill.

Here is a link to somewhat better on-the-scene-in-the-Homestead coverage here by local station KTVU Channel 2 whose offices are adjacent to the mainline at Jack London Square.

https://youtu.be/iJcm99Y4E_Y

Summary: Slow News Day.. 

Cheers,
Harry

phthithu Wrote:
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> The report I read said no spill.

Last sentence in the SFGate story:

Firefighters accessed the hot zone and found no leaks in the pressurized cylinders holding the sulfuric acid.