1970 Lehigh Valley Railroad derailment - Wikipedia
The 1970 Lehigh Valley Railroad derailment was a train derailment in the town of Le Roy, New York, that resulted in a toxic chemical spill severe enough to qualify as a Superfund site. As of 2024, the site is still undergoing remediation.
EPA Finalizes Cleanup Plan for Lehigh Valley Railroad Derailment ...
Oct 2, 2023 · NEW YORK – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finalized its cleanup plan to address contaminated groundwater, soil, bedrock, soil vapor and surface water at the Lehigh Valley Railroad Derailment site located in LeRoy, New York.
Toxic cleanup begins at Le Roy site — 45 years later
May 5, 2015 · The spill, which occurred during a train derailment in December 1970, deposited roughly 30,000 gallons of toxic solvents into the soil and groundwater of rural Le Roy, Genesee County.
This Record of Decision (ROD) presents the selected remedial action plan for the Lehigh Valley Railroad Derailment inactive hazardous waste disposal site which was chosen in accordance with the New York State Environmental Conservation Law (ECL).
1970 LeRoy wreck and trichloroethylene spill - RAILROAD.NET
4 days ago · The TCE spill of up to 35,000 gallons, or more than 200 tons, occurred during a train derailment in 1970 in a rural part of Le Roy, Genesee County. Since then, the solvent has spread into Caledonia, Livingston County and Wheatland, Monroe County.
EPA Invites Public Input on Proposed Cleanup Plan for Lehigh Valley ...
Aug 18, 2023 · NEW YORK - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is seeking public input on its proposed cleanup plan to address contaminated groundwater, soil, bedrock, soil vapor and surface water at the Lehigh Valley Railroad site located in LeRoy, New York.
EPA finalizes Lehigh Valley cleanup plan in Le Roy
Oct 3, 2023 · LE ROY — The EPA has issued a finalized cleanup plan for the notorious Lehigh Valley derailment site that’s plagued the town for 53 years.
1970 LeRoy wreck and trichloroethylene spill - RAILROAD.NET
1970 LeRoy wreck and trichloroethylene spill; Discussion related to the Lehigh Valley Railroad and predecessors for the period 1846-1976. Originally incorporated as the Delaware, Lehigh, Schuylkill and Susquehanna Railroad Company.
The site includes the location of a former train derailment that occurred on December 6, 1970, at the Gulf Road crossing in the Town of LeRoy. Two tank cars ruptured and spilled approximately 30,000 gallons of TCE onto the ground. A third car containing a crystalline form of cyanide was also reported to have partially spilled.
EPA details $14M cleanup plan at Lehigh Valley derailment site
Aug 31, 2023 · CALEDONIA — A meeting on a proposed $14.1 million remedy at the site of a train derailment and Superfund cleanup proposal drew a small handful of area residents. The one resident who spoke up during the Aug. 29 meeting at Caledonia High School shared concerns that taxpayers would be given the bill for the cleanup.