NORTH VANCOUVER-

‘based BC Rail has been_

fined $15,000 following a
diese! fuel. spill north of
Squamish last year.

By Surj Rattan
News Reporter

The accident ovcurred at 9:30
am, on March 3, 1992, when a
2,300-Htre (506 gallon) diese! fuel
tank was being transported south
across the Culliton Creek bridge
along the BC Rail main line.

BC Rail spokesman Barrie Wall
said the tank was being transpor-
ted by a rail-mounted caterpillar
excavator and contained .1,200
litres (264 gallons) of diesel fuel at

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il fined for fuel spill

and cleaned the river bank with
absorbent pads,

“This was an accident, pure and
simple, by an employee just doing
his job,’ Wall. said) Thursday,

July 18,

He added that BC Rail is con-
sidering appealing the Squamish
‘provincial court ruling.

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the time.

Wall said uhat when the tank |
reached the south end of the
bridge, a BC Rail operator
lowered it on to the railway em-
bankment,

“At some point soon after, the
tank over-balanced, rolled down
the embankment and fell into. the
creek approximately 100 feet. (30
m) below, where it floated with no
apparent damage.

“During the recovery operation
mounted immediately afterwards,
however, track maintenance crew

“members saw that the tank's filler
cap had been dislodged and that
some of the diesel fuel had leaked
on to the river bank and into the

j river ise aid Wall. BC Rail

—— . e added that a ai
NEWS photo Paul McGrath emergency response team was im-
- mediately dispatched from North
Vancouver and installed catchment
booms down:tream from the spill

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