Just after 6:00 pm on Tuesday, May 29, 2018, a CP Rail train derailed just west of Winnipeg
According to Police, approximately 30 cars left the tracks just south of Winnipeg but officials with CP say that the number is closer to 13. The train was an inter-modal carrier that carries standardized shipping containers, often stacked two high on flatbed rolling stock.
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The cause of the derailment is not known. CP Rail says that crews are on scene and have begun the process of cleanup.
Provincial Roads 221 and 334 are closed in the area of the derailment.
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada is sending investigators to the scene
#TSBRail deploys investigators to a derailment west of Winnipeg, Manitoba https://t.co/EAd5q9lVS1
— TSB of Canada (@TSBCanada) May 30, 2018
There were no injuries as a result of the derailment and there are no public safety concerns.
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