Following the derailment of one of its trains in Sonora on July 25, Ferromex reported that the incident was caused by a landslide, which resulted in no injuries. The company also stated that the cleanup of the spilled chemical and the restoration of rail service have been completed .

The company stated that through the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (Semarnat) and the Federal Attorney for Environmental Protection (Profepa) it has been specified that the incident did not represent an immediate risk to the population , although various studies are being carried out to learn about some of the probable impacts.

“The spilled materials have been collected, aerial monitoring showed no evidence of a widespread spill in the area, and laboratory studies and soil sampling are currently being carried out in the area they have delimited so that they can later offer their final conclusions. Ferromex is implementing the immediate actions and measures indicated by Semarnat and Profepa,” he explained.

Ferromex stated that train service was restored last Wednesday, July 29 , and that the removal of the units from the incident area is nearing completion.

It should be remembered that the incident occurred in the vicinity of the Cuauhtémoc ejido, 20 kilometers from the municipality of Naco, Sonora, in an unpopulated area.

Similarly, Ferromex stated that the incident was caused by a landslide at the ends of a culvert as a result of excessive water accumulation from heavy rains in the region, which weakened the structure of the track, without there being any injured or affected persons nor official record of health consequences related to this event, “as has been falsely mentioned.”

“From the very first moment, the company’s security and civil protection protocols were activated, and the corresponding authorities at different levels of government were notified,” he emphasized.

The event caused a runoff of sodium hydrosulfide and a spill of copper concentrate, so company personnel immediately went to the area and, with the support of municipal, state and federal authorities, carried out work to contain the leak and collect the spilled materials.

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In the early morning of July 26, in the vicinity of Rancho Potrero El Cobre, in the ejido Cuauhtémoc, municipality of Naco, Sonora, a derailment of several units of a Ferromex train was recorded, causing the spill of sodium hydrosulfide (NaHS).

Therefore, the Federal Attorney for Environmental Protection (Profepa) announced that it is addressing the environmental emergency resulting from the spill of approximately 59,000 liters of said chemical .

“The Attorney General’s Office is conducting inspections and assessments to determine the environmental impact. Following the accident report, personnel from the State Civil Protection Coordination went to the site, where emergency responders and representatives from the companies involved were already present. During the initial inspection, it was confirmed that no one was injured as a result of the derailment,” he said.

He specified that as part of the contingency response, Conagua carried out monitoring and sampling of water and soil to identify possible environmental impacts , while authorities from all three levels of government maintain coordination of response and investigation actions.

However, Profepa personnel are on site to strengthen the technical work of inspection , surveillance and environmental assessment resulting from the spill of the hazardous material.

Preliminary reports indicate that the spill does not pose an immediate risk to the population. However, inspection procedures will continue to determine the extent of the environmental damage and, if necessary, order urgent measures and initiate appropriate legal and administrative actions in accordance with current environmental legislation.

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During the early hours of this July 30, a railway derailment was recorded near the municipality of La Barca, Jalisco, involving more than 20 wagons of a Ferromex freight train .

According to the state Civil Protection, the accident occurred at 05:00 hours, so Public Security, Civil Protection and Firefighters personnel went to the vicinity between the station and the San Francisco de Rivas highway.

He specified that two people with minor injuries were helped at the scene, who were transferred to the IMSS clinic in La Barca, while Ferromex will be the one to carry out the expert opinion.

“Our infrastructure and transportation teams are working in the area to remove the units, rehabilitate the track and make way for the trains,” Ferromex said in a statement sent to its clients.

According to Iris Morales, specialist in logistics and transportation issues at Lumiére Logística Internacional, it is “important to take into account the derailment of the train that left Manzanillo (port), since it will be generating congestion within the port terminals that ends up affecting no only to those who load on the train .”

With data from the latest statistics from the Rail Transport Regulatory Agency (ARTF), a decrease of 15.7% was recorded in the number of reports of derailments compared to the same month of 2023, in addition, 43.7% of the reports were recorded on tracks main.

The states with the highest number of reports were State of Mexico (eight reports), Coahuila (three) and Baja California (two).

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The Rail Transport Regulatory Agency (ARTF) revealed that in the period January-April 2024, 576 reports of railway accidents were registered in Mexico, which compared to the same period last year suffered an increase of 55.2 percent.

In the document Safety Pulse April 2024 , it was mentioned that, of the total, 274 or 47.5%, correspond to level crossings, related to vehicle collision and impact with the train , which presents an increase of 16.5% year-on-year. .

According to the ARTF, 69 events occurred last April compared to 59 in the same month last year, which translated into an increase of 16.9% compared to the same period in 2023.

While the states with the highest number of reports of vehicle collisions in that month alone were:

• Guanajuato (12 reports – 17.39%).
• Jalisco (11 reports – 15.94%).
• Nuevo León (9 reports – 13.04%).

According to the information reported, the main cause of this type of reports is the “driver’s violation of the traffic laws that regulate road crossings.”

Of all the reports registered in this area, 10 injuries and no deaths were recorded.

While of the 576 reports, 213 (36.8%) correspond to Group II Railway equipment, infrastructure and operation, everything related to damage to facilities, derailment, objects on the track and loss of power. Although compared to January-April 2023, this had a decrease of 11.8%, going from 59 to nine events.

Meanwhile, 88 reports (15.2%) belong to the group of Death, injury and others, classified as Group III by the ARTF, corresponding to a body on the road/right of way and a person run over. And only one report belongs to the category of Hazardous Materials or Waste, related to leaks or spills.

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