CN Served with Pollution Prevention Order Following August 4th Crash and Derailment

Saturday, August 18, 2007 12:17 PM

Opinion250 reader took this photo of burning fuel pouring into the Fraser River when two trains collided in Prince George August 4th

CN Rail has been served a set of orders from the Provincial Ministry of the environment in the wake of the August 4^th train crash and derailment in Prince George.

CN has been served with a Pollution Prevention Order and is rlated to environmental impacts resulting from the crash.

The order requires CN Rail to:

Immediately inspect the site and take action necessary to contain and collect hydrocarbons that are now believed to be entering the Fraser River and to record those observations for review by the ministry's Environmental Protection Division.
Monitor the site daily to ensure containment and collection systems are functioning as designed and record those observations for the review of the Environmental Protection Division.
Retain a qualified professional to assess the extent of contamination at the site and develop a clean-up plan that will prevent further release of contaminants into the Fraser River.
The clean-up plan shall include a schedule for clean-up activities and monitoring for the approval of the director, Environmental Protection Division. The plan shall be submitted to the Ministry of Environment by Aug. 24, 2007.
Provide the results of any sampling or investigations within 24 hours of receipt of results.

The order also states that failure to comply with the requirements of this order is a contravention of the Environmental Management Act and may result in legal action.

On Saturday, Aug. 4, two CN trains collided near the train yards in Prince George, resulting in the derailment of one engine and three railcars, which caught fire and leaked burning diesel and gasoline down the river bank on the Fraser River.

Ministry of Environment staff, Environment Canada and the Transportation Safety Board all attended the original incident. All three agencies continue to investigate the incident.

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Comments

Posted by: Chester on August 18 2007 2:27 PM

Pictures don't lie. Chester

Posted by: Gofaster on August 18 2007 4:21 PM

Anyone else have the feeling that this is really not going to make a lot of difference to how CN operates.
I am sur ethey are laughing at all the government agencies involved....
Lots of growl and roar...but no teeth in my opinion...
Shut the yoyo's down until things get done..
that might, repeat "might" get their attention.

Posted by: camoose on August 18 2007 8:10 PM

That's really getting tough with CNR. They must file a report on how they intended to clean up the mess they made by August 24th. Come on, 20 days after the incident? Boy are the BC Government ever making CN sit up and listen. Ain't politics wonderful?

Posted by: owl on August 18 2007 9:52 PM

"Pictures don't lie"

So, which is the real picture? The one posted here, or the one posted at the link?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/26306372@N00/1167234758/in/set-72157601541266825

Or perhaps neither is.

;-)

Posted by: diplomat on August 19 2007 7:06 AM

Amazing manipulations can be done with modern digital picture *processing* techniques, obviously!

Thanks for posting the *other* picture!

Posted by: Chester on August 19 2007 9:36 AM

Or, perhaps both are legit. Why are they in question? First responders on the scene claim they saw burning fuel running out into the river. Is there some doubt to the claims? Chester

Posted by: diplomat on August 19 2007 12:23 PM

It is impossible to take two pictures from the same vantage point at exactly (millisecond) the same time and have such dramatic differences.

The smoke and flames in the top half of both pictures match up 100%, but the bottom halves are very different.

Posted by: sparks on August 19 2007 5:49 PM

I think we may need to lobby the federal government to re-regulate the railroads.

In a stampede your best bet is to attempt to turn the lead steer.

Posted by: owl on August 19 2007 11:20 PM

{url]http://www.flickr.com/photos/26306372@N00/1178595817/in/set-72157601541266825[/url]

That is the real photo. The fire in the river is cleverly "photoshopped" in. The shrubs are not even scorched.

;-)

Posted by: owl on August 19 2007 11:20 PM

http://www.flickr.com/photos/26306372@N00/1178595817/in/set-72157601541266825

Posted by: seamutt on August 20 2007 8:39 AM

The fire did extend down the bank onto the water. The proof is the scare that was left behing. Why would one try to say the fire did not extend onto the water, trying for a CN PR job!