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Train Derailment clean-up update

Union Pacific is making progress on the train derailment cleanup. They report that the contractor responsible for removing the chicken meal has completed transferring the stockpile to the Barton County landfill.

Train derailment cleanup this week in Hays
Train derailment cleanup this week in Hays

The contractor responsible for removing the damaged rail cars should be completed today.

An odor masking agent has been sprayed on materials in the rail yard and it seems to have been effective in reducing the odor from the chicken meal.

Still on plan is that on Tuesday, August 13, 19 rail cars are scheduled to be delivered to the Hays rail yard. The chicken meal still on the ground will be directly loaded, rather than stock-piled and then loaded.

Union Pacific is working with the contractors to plan on moving the locomotives and to remove the chicken meal from under them.

Union Pacific anticipates having all of the chicken meal removed from the rail yard by August 23, 2013.

Water captured in tanks containing fire foam and diesel fuel is being filtered on-site in accordance with the KDHE-approved work plan.

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