Officials have been investigating the disappearance of a 30-ton shipment of ammonium nitrate, a chemical used to make both explosives and fertilizer, for over a month.

A railcar loaded with 60,000 pounds of ammonium nitrate from explosives company Dyno Nobel left Cheyenne, Wyoming, on April 12, heading to California, according to an incident report from the company. But two weeks after leaving Cheyenne, the railcar arrived at a rail stop in the Mojave Desert where it was found to be empty, per the report.

Communications near the area where missing ammonium nitrate was discovered had been down two days with NO cellular communications where wifi is usually spotty anyway.

Nearby Saltdale is a no-fly zone area surrounded by a naval base to north  Ridgecrest and Edwards AFB to southeast in House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s District.

In June 2019, US Interstate 80 was shutdown for a period of time after a train carrying grenades and small arms derailed near Wells, Nevada. Officials with the state’s Elko County Sheriff’s Office told local news station Fox 13 that hazardous materials aboard the train include ammonium nitrate, grenades, ammunition and small arms. 

What is going on now?

1. EXPLOSIVES:
60,000 lbs of Ammonium Nitrate, a chemical used in explosives, seemed to have vanished into thin air.

2. ENCRYPTED SAT PHONES:
Immediately, reports came out that at least “50 Senators in Washington DC have received encrypted cellular SAT phones in case communications are disrupted. Many observers are asking why only 50 senators, why not all of them?”

3. HOSPITALS PREPARING

Additional reports came out citing sources from several hospitals, including the Mayo Clinic, were actively seeking among their staff “volunteer amateur radio operators to assist with communications during emergencies when official internal and external communications are not available.”  

Notice this says “when” not “if” communications are not available.  A document referenced was posted on the Mayo employee portal on May 18th.

Disasters

Ammonium nitrate is explosive under certain conditions. Mixed with something flammable and exposed to flame, it can explode.

• In 1995, Timothy McVeigh used 2 tons of ammonium nitrate mixed with fuel oil to destroy the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, killing 168 people.

•In 2013, ammonium nitrate was the main suspected chemical in a Texas explosion that killed 14 people that April in the town of West, just north of Waco.

The explosion at West Fertilizer Co. also injured more than 200 and left at least 50 homes uninhabitable.

• In August 2020, such a blast at the Port of Beirut in Lebanon’s capital killed at least 214 people and injured a further 7,000. 

Theories about Saltdale are spreading that something nefarious is going on, however, “the railcar was sealed when it left the Cheyenne facility, and the seals were still intact when it arrived in Saltdale,” a spokesperson indicated to local news outlet KQED. “The initial assessment is that a leak through the bottom gate on the railcar may have developed in transit.”

Union Pacific, the operator which carried the delivery,  claim they do not believe there was any “criminal or malicious activity involved”.

But neither the railroad or Dyno Nobel have confirmed whether the chemical has been located or what caused it to vanish.

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) is in charge of determining if, during the course of the incident, Dyno Nobel committed any federal violations under the U.S. Department of Transportation’s regulatory authority. 

A spokesperson with the FRA told CleverJourneys the railroad company used in the transport, and Dyno Nobel are responsible for ensuring that railcars are properly secured. 

The spokesperson confirmed that Union Pacific’s initial findings suggest that a malfunction of a component of the rail car is likely the cause of the leak. 

“As Union Pacific (UP) and Dyno Nobel investigate this incident, they should engage all necessary parties, including law enforcement, to ensure any potential causes and impacts are addressed swiftly and thoroughly,” the FRA spokesperson said. 

Currently, Union Pacific has declined to comment on the status of the investigation or any details concerning it, as it is ongoing. A spokesperson with the company also said, at this point, Union Pacific doesn’t believe there is any criminal or malicious activity involved. 

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