A String of CN Derailments in March

Many CN trains derailed in March 2013, including the following:

1.  35 cars of a 101-car CN freight train derailed March 30, 2013 in Gary, Indiana – 3 of the derailed cars carried hazardous materials. The derailment also ruptured a 14-inch industrial gas line. South Shore train service was halted until Hazmat determined the area was safe again. (WSBT TV, Chicago Sun-Times)

2.  14 cars of a 141-car CN coal train derailed March 25, 2013 in Kenner, Louisiana – 2 of the derailed cars tipped over, spilling an undisclosed amount of coal. Vehicle traffic on Farm Avenue and Morey Street was blocked. (The Times-Picayune)

3.  19 CN cars loaded with sand plowed off the railway March 16, 2013 near Hatfield, Wisconsin, spilling sand across the area. County Road K was closed for at least a day. (La Cross Tribune)

4.  A CN locomotive and 1 intermodal car derailed March 7, 2013 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, blocking vehicle traffic on the East Perimeter Highway. 2 CN trains were involved with the accident. (Metro Winnipeg)

Transportation safety experts; residents, businesses and tourism operators located along railways; environmentalists; and municipalities are becoming increasingly concerned about the number of derailments, particularly in light of the increasing shipments of crude oil, other petroleum products and other hazardous goods by rail.

See CN Railway Derailments, Other Accidents and Incidents for more information on CN derailments and spills.

~ by railroaded on April 9, 2013.