FORT SASKATCHEWAN, Alta. -
Canada's major railways are investigating after two of their trains
derailed in Alberta and Saskatchewan on Tuesday.
Canadian National Railway (TSX:CNR) is investigating what caused 15
cars to derail at a rail yard near a petroleum refinery north of
Edmonton.
Canadian Pacific Railway (TSX:CP) is also trying to figure out why
four cars went off the tracks near Rose Valley, Sask., spilling
canola and canola oil.
There were no injuries in either incident.
In Edmonton, 13 empty cars left the tracks at the CN Rail yard near
Shell Canada's (TSX:SHC) Scotford refinery and tipped onto their
sides.
Two other cars stayed upright on the tracks and did not leak any
material during the incident.
Kellie Svenson, a spokeswoman for the rail company, says the cars
were moving at slow speeds and derailed while they were being
switched around in the rail yard.
She says they're still trying to determine how the incident
occurred.
The refinery, about 40 kilometres north of Edmonton, can produce
about 100,000 barrels of synthetic crude oil each day and also
produces such things as gasoline, jet fuel, propane and diesel.
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