Troy, Ill.-The 100 tons of ammonium nitrate spilled in a CSX freight train wreck June 27 in a nearby rural area have been completely cleaned up and trucked 150 miles from the site for safe disposal, according to rail company spokesman Gary Sease. “We were able to find a landfill in Peoria that could take the material,” Sease remarked. He said the contents of three hopper cars were spilled in the derailment, along with 100 gallons of hydrogen peroxide from another car that was overturned, but were contained right after the mishap. Cleanup took nearly two weeks, and several contractors had to be hired to haul the fertilizer to the landfill. Both the Illinois EPA and the railroad said there was never any risk to the environment or nearby residents.
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