No injuries after CPR train derails west of Banff

By Megan McPhaden

Posted Feb 28, 2019 9:44 pm.

This article is more than 5 years old.

ALBERTA (660 NEWS) — Canadian Pacific Railway is reporting that one of its freight trains has derailed west of Banff. No one was hurt as a result of the derailment, and according to CPR, there are no public safety concerns.

The derailment comes just weeks after Federal Minister of Transport, Marc Garneau ordered that all railway companies use handbrakes when trains are stopped on a mountain grade after an emergency use of their air brakes. The order was issued after a major train derailment in Field, BC claimed the lives of three CPR employees on February 4.

READ MORE: Minister Garneau orders handbrake safety measures after fatal CP derailment

Railcars carrying mixed materials, but no dangerous goods, went off the tracks at around 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. CPR has dispatched crews to the site but no information was given regarding the number of railcars that derailed.

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