SARNIA, Ont. – A tunnel linking Sarnia, Ont., and Port Huron, Mich., has reopened after a freight train derailment last month.
CN says crews finished laying new track in the international tunnel and the first train successfully went through on Tuesday.
A CN freight train derailed on June 28, sending about 40 cars off the tracks, but no fires or injuries were reported.
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The rail company says the tunnel only received minor damage and there was no impact to its “structural integrity.”
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One car containing sulphuric acid leaked, but the company says the substance was contained to the site and posed no danger to the public or the St-Clair River.
The Transportation Safety Board said the investigation into the derailment is ongoing.
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