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Train that derailed in Alberta one of two CP derailments in western Canada Wednesday
A train carrying grain has derailed in southern Alberta, Canadian Pacific Railway confirmed Wednesday.
Wednesday afternoon a CP train derailed in Bassano, Alta., approximately 140 kilometres southeast of Calgary.
A CP spokesperson said there were no injuries, and the incident is under investigation.
Bassano resident Thomas McPhail said he’s happy the derailment didn’t affect any residents or buildings, but said that cleanup will likely be a major project.
“It’s a pretty big mess. If you can imagine a grain car stacked on top of each other and spilled over,” McPhail said.
“There are quite a few cars involved.”
He said there were about a dozen cars tipped over.
On Wednesday, another CP train derailed near Kamloops, B.C. It’s unclear what caused the train to go off the tracks and the rail company says it has dispatched crews and equipment to that incident.
CP says train derailment in Kamloops is under investigation.
KAMLOOPS — Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) says the derailment of one of its trains carrying grain in the Mission Flats area in Kamloops Wednesday afternoon (July 13) is under investigation.
In a statement, CP says there were no injuries, and no hazardous goods were aboard the train near the former city works yard in Mission Flats.
The westbound train – approximately 7,000-feet long – was leaving the city when 14 grain cars derailed.
