THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 2015
MANITOBA, CANADA
Thirteen cars on a Canadian National Railway Co train went
off the tracks in rural Manitoba on Wednesday night and spilled some petroleum
product on the ground in the company's third derailment in a week.
There were no injuries and no threat to the public from the
latest derailment, CN spokesman Brent Kossey said on Thursday. The train was
carrying refinery cracking stock, which spilled from one car.
Canadian Transport Minister Lisa Raitt used the accident to
reiterate her calls from earlier in the week that the company should be called
to answer questions before a parliamentary committee.
"What's going on operationally?" Raitt told
reporters following a speech. "I can hear from CN, but I think CN should
talk to Parliament and should talk to Canadians."
On Saturday, a CN oil train derailed and burned in northern
Ontario. Also in Ontario, a train hauling empty tank cars that had recently
held hazardous liquids went off the tracks on March 5.
In February, another CN oil train derailed and ignited a
fire, also along the railway's northern Ontario main line.
Kossey said the Wednesday night spill had been contained and
that CN was working with Manitoba environmental officials to clean up the
product from the ground adjacent to the track. No waterways have been affected.
Shares of CN were down 17 Canadian cents at C$85.56 in
midday trading.
Source: www.reuters.com
