Train Derailment
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A train derailment that sparked a massive Christmas evacuation in ManitobaOn Dec. 18, 1992, a train derailed just outside of Oakville, Man., causing the community to evacuate for three weeks, which included Christmas and New Year's Day.CanadaDec 18
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No public safety concerns after Manitoba train derailmentCN Rail says no dangerous goods were involved and no one was injured in a train derailment west of Portage la Prairie Monday morning.TrafficDec 10
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Train derailment near Fermor and the Perimeter sends one person to hospitalPolice say one person has been taken to hospital after what is being called a "major" train derailment near the South Perimeter Highway and Fermor Avenue.TrendingNov 22
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Lockdown notice, road closures end after train derails near MontrealThe City of Longueuil issued an update on its website around 4:30 a.m. Friday to let residents know the lockdown was no longer in effect.CanadaNov 15
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Train derailment and spill leads to confinement order on Montreal’s south shore.The derailment occurred around 9 a.m. Thursday in the LeMoyne area, near the intersection of St-Louis and St-Georges streets, in Longueuil.CanadaNov 14
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Train derailment near Beiseker prompts advisory from RCMPThe RCMP are asking motorists to stay away from a train derailment just east of Beiseker while investigators try to determine what is in the cars that came off the tracks.InvestigationsNov 1
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Ohio residents see US$600M class-action settlement approved for train derailmentJudge Benita Pearson gave the deal final approval after a hearing where the lawyers who negotiated it with the railroad argued that residents overwhelmingly supported it.U.S. NewsSep 25
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Sask. highway blocked after train derailment near Gull LakeA train derailment outside the community of Gull Lake, Sask., has caused highway closures and detours, according to Saskatchewan RCMP.CanadaJul 22
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Chemicals from Ohio train derailment ‘likely’ spread to Canada, data showsThe study looked at precipitation and pollution data from the weeks after the Feb. 2023 derailment, when around 50 Norfolk Southern train cars veered off the tracks.TrendingJun 21
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2021 Silton, Sask. train derailment caused by broken railThe Transportation Safety Board of Canada released the results of the investigation Tuesday, saying a west rail had cracked over time and broke when the train passed over it.CanadaMar 26
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