Home Breadcrumb caret News Breadcrumb caret Claims CN freight train derails in central Saskatchewan: no spill, no injuries RAYMORE, Sask. – A Canadian National Railway freight train has derailed near a town in central Saskatchewan. CN says 35 freight cars, including one carrying dangerous goods, left the tracks near Raymore Friday morning. CN spokesman Jim Feeny says no one was hurt and the crew reports that the one car caring isopropanol alcohol is […] By The Canadian Press | December 12, 2014 | Last updated on April 7, 2025 1 min read Plus Icon Image RAYMORE, Sask. – A Canadian National Railway freight train has derailed near a town in central Saskatchewan. CN says 35 freight cars, including one carrying dangerous goods, left the tracks near Raymore Friday morning. CN spokesman Jim Feeny says no one was hurt and the crew reports that the one car caring isopropanol alcohol is not leaking. Feeny says the derailment has closed CN’s main line and rail traffic is being rerouted to other lines. Train derailment forces family out of Saskatchewan home http://t.co/WnSPcwOioI pic.twitter.com/vrzrOrRHO6 — CBC News (@CBCNews) December 12, 2014 RCMP say the derailment happened about three kilometres west of the town and there have been no evacuations. Read more: Transportation Safety Board says feds not doing enough to enforce safe transport Feeny says CN believes the derailment was caused when a load of steel plates in a freight car shifted, including one that fell off of the train. He says CN doesn’t believe its tracks or equipment played any role in what happened. The Transportation Safety Board is also investigating. The westbound freight train includes two locomotives and 135 freight cars. The Canadian Press Print Group 8 LinkedIn LI X (Twitter) logo Facebook Print Group 8
