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Gauging Our EHS Sustainability Performance
Amtrak EHS Annual Report 2010 | 4
Currently, there are more than 20 steering committees consisting of agreement
employees who have developed these SBIs for the S2S program. Once risks are
identified, they are passed along to Barrier Removal Teams consisting of both
agreement and management personnel to help eliminate or reduce the risk.
Remediation
In 2010, Amtrak continued to advance remediation projects to protect natural
resources and limit releases, and to comply with state or federal cleanup
regulations. Groundwater cleanup systems continued to operate at Philadelphia,
Wilmington (DE), and Chicago. These systems recover petroleum products from
the groundwater so that it can be properly disposed.
Soil remediation projects included Amtrak Sunnyside Yard in Queens, NY. Soil
remediation was also conducted in a track area of Penn Station in New York City.
An investigation of soil contamination is proceeding in Hamden, CT.
Pictured above, Sunnyside Yard in Queens, NY before (left) and after (right) remediation
Pictured above, workers at Amtrak’s Chicago Yards, removing oily groundwater from trenches.