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CN Derailment Leaves Rail Cars Leaning Against Winnipeg Bridge

November 1, 2019 3:20 PM | News


CN Derailment

Empty grain cars lean against the bridge over Lagimodiere Boulevard after a CN train derailed on Friday, November 1, 2019. (STEPHY MATKOWSKI / FACEBOOK)

A train derailment in east Winnipeg on Friday left several rail cars leaning against a bridge on Lagimodiere Boulevard.

CN Rail says 12 empty grain cars derailed on the Lagimodiere overpass near Dawson Road at around 11:50 a.m.

The derailment partially halted traffic on northbound Lagimodiere near CN’s Symington Yard as emergency crews attended the scene.

The cause of the derailment isn’t known at this time.

CN Derailment

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