24 CN rail cars carrying grain jumped the tracks near Kathryn, around 10 a.m. Friday morning, April 10. Photos courtesy RCMP.
Beiseker RCMP are reporting a train derailment near Kathryn this morning. Around 10:00 a.m. Friday, April 10th, 24 CN train cars filled with grain left the railroad tracks.
“The main thing is there were no injuries, and no environmental damage,” said RCMP spokesman Constable J. Curtis
There were no hazardous materials in any of the derailed cars, Curtis said.
Beiseker RCMP, Airdrie Rural RCMP, Rocky View Fire Services, Crossfield Fire Services and CN Rail staff are currently investigating, and working at the train derailment near the village of Kathryn and Highway 9.
RCMP report there are no traffic delays presently due to the derailment.