Clavet Saskatchewan - Canadian Pacific crews are still on the scene of a 17-car train derailment that happened east of Saskatoon on Wednesday.
 
They have been working through the night to clear the tracks, and reopened a siding adjacent to the crash at 00:30 Thursday.
 
Work continues on repairs and safety inspections of the main line, according to a CP spokesperson.
 
At around 15:45 a westbound freight train derailed about 16 kilometres east of Saskatoon.
 
A dozen of the cars were empty, the other five were carrying cement.
 
Several tank cars came right off their wheels, leaving the cars lying on their sides and the wheels still on the track.
 
A CP spokesperson initially said there were 11 cars which had derailed, but on Thursday morning updated that number to 17.
 
She said there were no injuries and no reports of any hazardous leaks or fires.
 
CP said once the derailment occurred, it immediately enacted its emergency response process to get teams and equipment to the site.
 
Local and government officials and agencies have been notified.
 
A full investigation will take place into the cause of the incident.
 
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