The derailment near Jansen - Date/Photographer unknown.

21 May 2013

CP Rail Rushes to Contain Oil Leak
After Train Derails in Saskatchewan

Jansen Saskatchewan - Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. is trying to contain a leak of crude oil after another one of its trains derailed in Saskatchewan Monday.
 
The news comes after another train collision at the railway over the weekend in one of its yards east of Medicine Hat, Alberta.
 
Ed Greenberg, CP spokesman, said the derailment Monday occurred near the village of Jansen, about 150 kilometres east of Saskatoon.
 
He said the railway was still investigating the cause of the derailment, which involved five cars derailing off a mixed freight train, including one car that contained crude oil and was leaking. There were no reports of injury or fire.
 
On Saturday, the railway had another two-train collision in its yard near Medicine Hat. Mr. Greenberg said CP was investigating the incident. A conductor was taken to hospital after the crash has since been been sent home, Mr. Greenberg said.
 
"No regulated commodities involved, and there were no public safety or environmental issues," he said about Medicine Hat collision.
 
The two accidents follow three others in recent months, involving crude and potash trains. The accidents also come at a time when the railway is undergoing a massive restructuring aimed at improving its efficiency under its new chief executive, Hunter Harrison.
 
CP said two of those incidents were the result of broken wheels, while the other one involved an "internal flaw."
 
The railway has said the accidents are unrelated to the restructuring underway there. But management has said it would dedicate an additional $100-million in capital expenditures this year to upgrade its lines where the bulk of its heavier potash and crude trains run in addition to the $1.1-billion already committed.
 
The federal Transportation Safety Board is currently investigating the incidents.
 
Scott Deveau.

Vancouver Island
British Columbia
Canada