Train derailment in British Columbia caused by track washout during storm

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VANCOUVER –

Mudslides and flash floods reported in southern British Columbia during an intense fall storm also impacted a national railroad over the weekend.

A photo submitted to CTV News showed a Canadian National Railways train partially off the tracks on Sunday.

A CN spokesperson confirmed that one of the many landslides and washouts in the Fraser River Valley resulted in a partial train derailment. Two railcars derailed, as shown in the photo.

CN said the derailment occurred around 6:30 p.m. in its Yale subdivision. It is not known exactly where the train derailed, but the unincorporated town of Yale, British Columbia, sits near the start of the Fraser Canyon, about 25 kilometers north of Hope. It’s also north of Haig, the site of a mudslide on Monday that left several drivers stranded on the Trans-Canada Highway.

A spokesperson for the Canadian Pacific Railway said the derailment occurred on the CP rail network and occurred somewhere north of Yale.

Fortunately, CN and CP say no one was injured in the incident.

CN added that there had been no fire or spill and that no dangerous goods were involved.

According to the CP, teams were immediately dispatched to the site. CN said its crews are also planning to take care of the site, but are waiting for “conditions to stabilize” before their work can begin. When they are able to get to the site, their job will involve construction efforts, the railroad said, but it is not known how much damage was caused during the incident.

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