Wendy Buckley, President and CEO of STARS HazMat Consulting, contributed hazardous-materials and rail-transportation perspective to The New York Times coverage of a Union Pacific freight-train derailment in Sibley, Iowa.
The May 2021 incident involved approximately 47 derailed railcars, a significant fire, and the precautionary evacuation of about 80 residents. Federal response records later identified 16 cars known to contain hazardous materials among those involved.
Buckley provided technical context informed by her experience as a former Federal Railroad Administration hazardous-materials inspector and operational hazmat advisor.
Media outlet: The New York Times
Article: Train in Iowa With Hazardous Materials Derails, Prompting Evacuation
Published: May 16, 2021
Topic: Freight-train derailment, hazardous materials, emergency response, and community evacuation