What caused wreck? Canadian Pacific sookesperson Andy Cummings surmised a broken rail.HEADLINE
Railroad: No human risk in remote frozen landscape
WYNDMERE, N.D. – A Canadian Pacific train derailed in rural North Dakota and spilled two hazmat cargoes — liquid asphalt and ethylene glycol. The Canadian Pacific said public safety was not at risk. There were no injuries and no fire. Of the 70 cars in the freight train, 31 derailed. This was about 11:15 p.m. near Wyndmere, population 450, about 60 miles south of Fargo on the CP mainline connecting Winnipeg and Minneapolis. A railroad spokesperson, Andy Cummings, the liquid asphalt and ethylene glycol were in six derailed cars. Also, he a car carrying propylene was punctured and released some vapor but he asn’t sure how much. No waterways were near the chemical l spills, which Cummings said were contained. Several roads in the area were shut down.