CN derailment disrupts VIA corridor service west of Toronto

CN derailment disrupts VIA corridor service west of Toronto

By Trains Staff | July 26, 2025

| Last updated on August 6, 2025


No injuries or hazardous-materials issues involved in 24-car derailment in Paris, Ontario

Canadian National logoPARIS, Ontario — A Canadian National Railway derailment on Friday morning (July 25, 2025) led to disruption of VIA Rail Canada corridor service to and from Windsor, Ont., the CBC reports.

Five trains between Toronto and Windsor were rerouted via CN’s Guelph Subdivision, while three others were cancelled entirely.

VIA service has been restored today, although as of noon ET, three of the  trains on the Toronto-Windsor route were running one to four hours late.

One locomotive and 24 cars were involved in the derailment about 6 a.m. CN told the CBC there were no reports of injuires, leaks, spills, or fires, and no crossings were blocked by the incident. The Transportation Safety Board of Canada announced it was sending a team of investigators to the scene.

Paris is on CN’s Dundas Subdivision, about 9 miles west of Brantford, Ont.

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