In September, a couple of rusty old trains, parked at the Balloon Track in Eureka for over two decades, were dismantled into heaps of scrap metal. On Monday, the company that owns the trains was fined for spilling diesel fuel and engine oil from the beasts during the operation.The notice of violation, issued by Humboldt County Environmental Health on Monday, said DEH staff responded to a report on Sept. 13 of hazardous materials released at the site.“Some of the diesel fuel and engine oil within the locomotives had been contained in four 55-gallon drums, but significant amounts of fluids remained within the locomotives during dismantling. Dieselmotive staff neglected to sufficiently remove these fluids or provide adequate containment to prevent releases directly to the ground,” the NOV said.Keep Reading
