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REVIEW Downtown train down Wednesday April 8, 2015 Vol. 118, No. 14
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Derailment of train downtown sparks rail safety concerns ALEX COOPER
alex.cooper@revelstokereview.com
Two grain cars derailed and another was damaged right across the street from the Revelstoke Visitor Information Centre on Thursday, causing many to wonder — what would have happened if the tankers cars and not the grain cars jumped the track? ~ Photo by Taylor Pearcey
A derailment of two grain cars on a train full of tanker cars carrying dangerous goods in downtown Revelstoke last week has sparked worries of what could have been. “Obviously there is a concern,” said Mayor Mark McKee. “It was just lentils but take lentils out of the picture and put in propane and it becomes a different story.” The CP Rail train derailed across the street from the Visitor Information Centre on Thursday, Apr. 2, at about 2 p.m. George Hopkins witnessed the train derailment. A retired railroader, he and his son were watching the train slowly pass by when they heard a bang and it jumped the track. They both rushed to contact CP Rail. Lorraine Beruschi and Marie-Eve Bruchig, who work in the visitor centre, said they didn’t hear anything, but right away people came rushing in to say what happened. The derailed cars were carrying a grain of some sort. They were preceded and followed by a long line of black containers cars that generally carry oil, gases or dangerous goods. One car was lying on its side; one set of wheels was completely detached from the car and remained on the tracks with its load of grains spilled. It had rammed into the car in front of it before flipping onto its side. The car behind it was only partially jerked from the tracks. Numerous CP Rail personnel were on scene. Revelstoke RCMP and Fire & Rescue Services also attended the incident. Transportation Safety Board spokesperson Chris Krepski said they were not deploysee Derailment, page 2
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