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Train derailment near Searchmont temporarily closes tracks

CN Rail reports that a 11 of 34 cars on a northbound freight train in the Searchmont area derailed yesterday morning at about 7:15 a.m.
Carol Martin
Carol Martin
CN Rail reports that a 11 of 34 cars on a northbound freight train in the Searchmont area derailed yesterday morning at about 7:15 a.m.
 
"There were no injuries, spills or environmental issues," said company spokesperson Lindsay Fedchyshyn today. "CN was on the on the scene very quickly after the derailment."
 
The track remains closed while the derailed cars are removed.
 
Fedchyshyn said CN expects to reopen the track sometime tomorrow morning.
 
The cause of the derailment is under investigation.

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Carol Martin

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Carol has over 20-years experience in journalism, was raised in Sault Ste. Marie, and has also lived and worked in Constance Lake First Nation, Sudbury, and Kingston before returning to her hometown to join the SooToday team in 2004.
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