WINNIPEG — A train derailment Sunday in St. Norbert took place in a section of the rail line where trains were warned to slow to 16 kilometres per hour, Global News has learned.
The seven cars that went off the tracks Sunday in St. Norbert, not far from several homes along Highway 75, had no dangerous goods on board, Canadian National Railway officials said — just plastic, wood products and pipes.
No one was hurt and the railway couldn’t say right away how it happened, but documents obtained by Global News show that section of the line was flagged for trains to slow to 16 km/h due to track and surface conditions.
A CN spokesperson Monday did not respond to calls asking for more information.
People who live in the area said they aren’t worried by the derailment.
“Just because my house is far enough from the tracks — I’m sure even if it were to flip completely over, it wouldn’t even affect my yard,” Mason Kellett said.
Traffic was blocked Sunday on Highway 75, but all lanes were cleared Monday.
Two derailed cars still needed to be removed from the area. There was no word from CN on when the track would be back in service.
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