(The Canadian Press circulated the following story on December 7.)
NEWDALE — A Canadian Pacific Railway freight train heading west from Winnipeg derailed in western Manitoba yesterday morning. CPR spokesman Ed Greenberg said 20 empty potash cars left the tracks about 9 a.m. in a farmer’s field near Newdale, about 250 kilometres west of Winnipeg.
“There were no injuries and no environmental impacts as a result of the derailment,” Greenberg said. “It was in an area of a farmer’s field. There was never any danger to residents of the community.”
Crews were clearing the tracks by noon. It’s not known what caused the rail cars to derail.
The train had a total of 117 cars.
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada and CPR are investigating.