WAINWRIGHT, Alberta — Two Canadian National trains collided west of Wainwright about 10:30 a.m. today (Aug. 8), Global News reports. No injuries were reported.
CN, in a statement to Global News, said two of its trains “came into contact with each other, resulting in several derailed rail cars in various positions.” The railroad said no dangerous goods were involved, no fires were reported, and there was no risk to the local community.
Photos from the scene show at least two derailed locomotives as well as derailed double-stack and hopper cars; Wainwright Fire Chief Aime Smyl told Global News at least seven cars were derailed, and that some fuel had leaked as a result of the accident.
The cause is under investigation. The Transportation Safety Board of Canada said it had been notified of the incident and was “gathering information to assess the occurrence.”
Wainwright is about 125 miles east of Edmonton on CN’s Wainwright Subdivision.
