Western Railroad Discussion > CN derailment yesterday

Anyone have information on a derailment near Pringe George BC yesterday morning? Supposedly around 20 cars stacked up near a school.

Keith in Roseburg

Been on the CBC news but since there was no fire or explosion it's been ignored by the US media.

https://ca.news.yahoo.com/cn-rail-says-petroleum-coke-203547123.html

CN Rail says petroleum coke spilled into creek after freight cars derail in B.C.
March 6, 2020


+ here's the text of th enews story:PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. — Canadian National Railway says 27 cars of a freight train derailed Thursday, spilling some of its freight into a creek in northern British Columbia.Jonathan Abecassis of CN Rail says "a small amount" of petroleum coke spilled into a creek in Giscome, northeast of Prince George.He says in an email statement that no one was hurt and environmental experts and regulatory officials are overseeing the cleanup.A team from the Transportation Safety Board has been sent to the site of the derailment to gather information.Students and staff at Giscome Elementary, barely 200 metres from the scene, were evacuated Thursday as a precaution while officials determined exactly what the train was hauling.The school remains closed as the cleanup is affecting access to the area but a notice on the school's website says classes are going ahead at a nearby elementary for those students and staff who are able to get past the derailment.This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 6, 2020.



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Great site.  Can't get past the ads

zfan Wrote:
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> Great site.  Can't get past the ads

The Yahoo link gets 20 hits on my adBlocker ( AdBlockerPlus on Mozilla Firefox ), just like it all the other sites. The Candian Press icon went wierd so I deleted it.
Didn't see anything wrong with it yesterday.

Y'all need to try the Brave browser and AdblockPlus. Not a single pop-up or ad at that link here for me. I am, however, on a Mac but both Brave and ABP are available for multiple platforms.

Thanks guys. I saw the original CBC article and you're right - nothing here!

Keith in Roseburg