12 July 2008
CP May Wait Until August Before Removing Submerged Rail Cars
Near Lytton British Columbia - Two CP Rail cars that were
knocked off the tracks by a rockslide in the Fraser Canyon last week are still stuck in the Thompson River.
CP Rail spokesman Mike LoVecchio says it may be another month before officials decide it's safe to pull the cars from the river near
Lytton, B.C.
LoVecchio says the railway must wait until water levels drop and migrating chinook salmon pass through the area.
The cars were leaking glycol, a chemical used in antifreeze, but divers plugged several holes in the cars last week.
Two other cars that were knocked off the tracks on 1 Jul 2008 have already been removed from the area.
LoVecchio says the remaining cars are anchored to the river bottom with steel cables, and officials will continue to monitor the water
for any contamination.
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