By 2 a.m. Monday morning, crews were able to clear up a derailment North of Three Hills and restored service to the track. This followed a derailment which involved 15 cars early Saturday evening.
A rail line north of Three Hills is back on track after crews completed the cleanup of a derailment that happened last Saturday evening.
At about 7 p.m., last Saturday, July 12, Emily Hamer, regional manager of Public and Government affairs for CN told The Mail that 15 car bodies on a southbound intermodal CN train derailed.
The derailment caused a road closure and disruption of rail service Alberta Emergency Alert issued a Train Accident Alert shortly after 10 p.m. Saturday evening.
Hamer said via e-mail the majority of the containers were carrying general consumer merchandise and a small amount of chemicals used for a variety of household and industrial applications.
There were no injuries, nor any leaks or exposures.
The track was made passable at 2:20 a.m. Monday and operations have resumed. According to Kneehill County’s website, TWP 32-2 from Range Road 24-0 to Elevator Entrance is still closed.
The incident is under investigation.