Canadian National Railway Derailment in Michigan
A Canadian National Railway train derailed about 4:00 a.m. Sunday morning, September 14 in Macomb County, southeastern Michigan, about 20 miles northeast of Detroit (Associated Press). Police said a broken axle caused the accident, but CN provided no further details. Traffic on several major roads was blocked and the track was closed until some time Sunday afternoon.
See CN Railway Derailments, Other Accidents and Incidents for information on more CN derailments in the U.S. and Canada.
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