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UP Waxahachie Train Derailment

 
Site Contact:
John Volker
OSC

(volker.john@epa.gov)

Site Location:
Waxahachie, TX 75165
 response.epa.gov/WaxahachieUPTrainDerailment

On June 10, 2025 at 12:30 AM, the EPA was notified by the National Response Center (NRC) of a train derailment involving 16 tank cars in Waxahachie, Texas. The tank cars are owned by Union Pacific Railroad (UP) and each tank car contains 30,000 gallons of alcohols, not otherwise specified.  At the time of the report, 14 of the tank cars were on their side with no release of contaminants. UP has restored the 14 tank cars to an upright position, with 10 tank cars currently transported off-site by rail. The contents are being properly removed and disposed from the remaining six tank cars on-site. Following the removal of the contents of the six tank cars via flatbed trailers, they will be transported off-site for proper disposal. The removal of the tank cars is estimated to be completed on June 17, 2025. The cause of the derailment is unknown at this time.

 

The Texas Commission of Environmental Quality is monitoring the situation. US Department of Transportation, Ellis County Emergency Management, Ellis County Fire Department, Texas State Troopers, Waxahachie Fire Department, Waxahachie Police Department, Texas Department of Emergency Management, and Texas Department of Transportation are on-scene.

 

EPA personnel were activated to monitor response efforts and are coordinating with state and local response partners. EPA conducted air monitoring during cleanup operations and did not detect Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs).

 

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View of two derailed tank cars impacting College Street. View of stabilized derailed tank cars within the impacted area, including adjacent traveled roads affected by the incident. View of EPA Federal On-Scene Coordinator assessing derailed tank cars and ongoing recovery operations within the impacted area. View of contractors removing damaged railcar components and debris as part of track restoration and recovery operations within the impacted area. Close-up view of secured, overturned tank car. No leaks or product releases observed. View of EPA technical contractor performing air monitoring activities within the area of derailed tank cars to support ongoing response operations. Wide view facing west of ongoing derailment cleanup operations. View of derailed tank car resting upright following the incident. No release was observed: car is staged for transloading operations. Photograph taken facing west from Waxahachie City Hall, showing the affected area. View of Federal On Scene Coordinator (FOSC) discussing site operations. View of the Responsible Party in the process of up righting derailed railcars in the affected zone.