# BURLINGTON NORTHERN RAILROAD
> **Administrative - Formal** · FY1992 · — · Combined With Another Case(s)
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `28023`
- **Case Number:** 05-1992-0164
- **Type:** Administrative - Formal
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Combined With Another Case(s)
- **Penalty assessed:** $0
- **Cost recovery:** $0
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- BURLINGTON NORTHERN RAILROAD
## Summary

ON JUNE 30, 1992, A BURLINGTON NORTHERN FREIGHT TRAIN        DERAILED ON A TRESTLE NEAR SUPERIOR, WISCONSIN.  A TANK CAR  CONTAINING THE AROMATIC COMMPOUND LANDED IN THE RIVER AND    RUPTURED RELEASING IT CONTENTS INTO THE RIVER.  SOME OF THE  AROMATIC COMPOUND CONSTITUENTS INCLUDING CYCLOPENTADIENE     VOLATILIZED UPON THEIR RELEASE CREATING POCKETS OF VAOP      WHICH CAUSED NAUSEOUS REACTIONS IN SOME OF THE RESIDENTS     LIVING NEAR THE SPILL LOCATION.  REGION 5 IMMEDIALTELY SENT  AN OSC AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS SPECIALIST TO THE SITE AND THE OSC COORDINATED THE FEDERAL RESPONE FROM JUNE 30 THROUGH JULY4,  1992.  EMERGENCY RESPONE COORDINATORS MADE THE DECISION TO   EVACUATE THE SURROUNDING AREA AND AT ITS PEAK THE EVACUATION AFFECTED OVER 50,000 RESIDENTS OF BOTH SUPERIOR, WISCONSIN   AND DULUTH, MINNESOTA.                                       -                                                            A MULTI-MEDIA INFORMATION REQUEST UNDER SECTION 104(E) OF    CERCLA WILL BE ISSUED THIS WEEK.  THIS REQUEST WILL COMBINE  THE INPUT FROM MULTIPLE EPA PROGRAMS AS WELL AS THE FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE.  THE ENFORCEMENT ACTION WILL INCLUDE A     COUNT UNDER SECTION 311 OF THE CWA, AS AMENDED BY THE OIL    POLLUTION ACT OF 1990, AND MAY INVOLVE A COUNT UNDER SECTION 304 OF THE EPCRA OF 1986 FOR INCOMPLETE NOTIFICATION OR      FOLLOW-UP REPORTING OF THE SPILL.  POTENETIOAL VIOLATIONS OF THE CAA ARE ALSO BEING INVESTIGATED.  IF BURLINGOTON         NORTHERN RR DOES NOT REIMBURSE USEPA

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