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Four CP Rail train cars derail in Saskatoon

Four Canadian Pacific train cars came off the tracks in Saskatoon on Friday night, but stayed upright, according to a statement from a CP Rail spokesperson. Workers were still at the site on Saturday morning. Nathaniel Dove / Global News

Two Canadian Pacific locomotives and two loaded hopper cars derailed on Friday evening in Saskatoon.

According to a statement from a CP Rail spokesperson, the four cars came off the rails, but stayed upright, at approximately 10:50 p.m.

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“All equipment remained upright,” Salem Woodrow wrote.

“There were no injuries and no public safety concerns.”

Approximately a dozen trucks, several diggers and cranes were working on Saturday morning where the cars derailed, near the Viterra grain refinery.

Woodrow said the incident is under investigation.

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