Chaplin Saskatchewan - An update has been provided following a Canadian Pacific (CP) freight train
that derailed near the community of Chaplin on Monday morning.
In an emailed statement to Discover Moose Jaw, the Transportation Safety Board (TSB) says that the incident occurred at
around 00:20 on Monday morning.
In addition, 47 intermodal platforms, and 95 containers were reported to have derailed.
On Monday, a team of TSB investigators was deployed to the derailment site and is currently gathering
information and assessing the occurrence.
CP provided an update to Discover Moose Jaw on what they know so far.
They mentioned that no dangerous goods were involved in the incident and they dispatched crews and equipment to the
derailment site.
The affected rail line was reopened overnight on Monday after completing all repairs and safety
inspections.
It is not known at this time what the contents of the containers were, what caused the accident, and if anyone was
injured.
Chaplin is 83 kilometres east of Swift Current, and 86 kilometres west of Moose Jaw.
Jay D. Haughton.
It's winter. Do more derailments occur in winter? I don't have
any statistics but suspect so.
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