Source: CBC News, January 23, 2019 30 of 52 cars derailed in Tuesday’s incident The Saskatoon Fire Department says all the train cars involved in Tuesday’s derailment have been cleared from Highway 11, just north of Saskatoon. Canadian National Railway workers are continuing to repair the section of damaged track along the highway this morning. Read… Continue reading All train cars cleared from Highway 11 following derailment: Fire Department
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CN train derails north of Saskatoon
Source: David Giles, Global News, January 22, 2019 A CN train carrying grain derailed just north of Saskatoon on Tuesday morning. It happened just before 9:30 a.m. on Highway 11 at Wanuskewin Road. Saskatoon Fire Department (SFD) officials said 30 rails cars from the 52-car long train derailed, and no hazardous materials were involved. One locomotive had a diesel leak… Continue reading CN train derails north of Saskatoon
Train derails west of Swift Current; clean up could take a few days
Source: Shawn Knox, Global News, February 21, 2018 Crews are in clean-up mode after a train carrying potash derailed just outside Swift Current on Tuesday night. The derailment happened around 6:00 p.m. about five miles west of Swift Current on Highway 1. According to officials 12 CP rail cars and one engine came off the track… Continue reading Train derails west of Swift Current; clean up could take a few days
Neighbourhoods north of Edmonton allowed to go home after CN train derails
Source: The Canadian Press, October 22, 2017 ST. ALBERT, Alta. — Residents from dozens of homes who had to leave their homes on Sunday after a train carrying crude derailed north of Edmonton were quickly allowed to return. CN Rail says 12 rail cars carrying crude oil derailed Sunday afternoon in Sturgeon County. Read full… Continue reading Neighbourhoods north of Edmonton allowed to go home after CN train derails
More than 30 train cars carrying potash derail southeast of Saskatoon
Source: Alicia Bridges, CBC News, September 15, 2017 CP Rail investigating derailment near Blucher, Sask., Friday morning Canadian Pacific Railway says it’s not yet clear what caused about 35 train cars carrying potash to derail southeast of Saskatoon Friday morning. Nobody was injured in the derailment just west of Blucher, Sask., at about 7:55 a.m. CST. CP media spokesperson Martin Cej… Continue reading More than 30 train cars carrying potash derail southeast of Saskatoon
U.S. trustee: Lac-Megantic settlement fund fully funded, payments to start next month
PORTLAND, Maine — A $460 million settlement fund for victims of the Lac-Megantic oil train disaster in Canada is fully funded, keeping the process on track for the first payments to victims early in the new year. Robert Keach, the court-appointed bankruptcy trustee in Portland, Maine, announced this week that the settlement is being wired… Continue reading U.S. trustee: Lac-Megantic settlement fund fully funded, payments to start next month