ST-LAZARE, MAN.—Canadian National Railway says it doesn’t yet know how much oil leaked from a derailment in western Manitoba, but it says trains are now running on the line again. Canadian National Railway says it doesn’t yet know how much oil leaked from a derailment in western Manitoba that occurred Saturday, but the railway company’s environmental experts have begun to cleanup the area. ( Michael Bell / THE CANADIAN PRESS )When asked on Sunday about how much oil spilled, and how many of the 37 cars that derailed on Saturday leaked, a CN spokesman said it’s “still being assessed. CN said no one was injured in the derailment and there was no fire reported. The Manitoba government said in an email Sunday that a number of provincial agencies were responding to the derailment, but that CN is leading the cleanup.
Source: thestar February 18, 2019 02:26 UTC