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The Canadian National freight train that derailed in Brockville, Ont., on early Thursday morning ended up blocking the major rail artery east from Toronto. Consequently, Via Rail had to cancel all trains travelling between Union Station and both Ottawa and Montreal. However, the company managed to bring in buses to transport almost 3,600 passengers who had booked to travel on the 29 trains scheduled for the day.
According to local officials, the train was travelling approximately 100 km/h at the time of derailment, which took place at almost 115 kilometres south of Ottawa. The 26-car derailment took place near a golf course on the western edge of the community of 40,000. The area was largely unpopulated and so there were no injuries. CN spokesperson Lindsay Fechyshyn confirmed that the derailment took place just after 4 a.m. on Thursday. She revealed that the train was eastbound when it jumped the tracks shortly before it would have entered the town, where the rails rub up against a hospital, schools and residential neighbourhoods. According to Elizabethtown-Kitley Township fire chief, Jim Donovan, “it could have been a lot worse than it was.”
It was recalled that out of 26 derailed cars, 13 were tankers that previously carried highly flammable aviation fuel but were empty at the time. Fechyshyn alleged that “they’re not full, but they would have some residue,” adding that but it didn’t appear there had been any leaks or spills. Whereas, the remaining two cars were carrying automobiles, five were carrying carbon powder and six were empty platform cars.
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