{"id":36616,"date":"2014-12-28T16:56:14","date_gmt":"2014-12-28T08:56:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=36616"},"modified":"2025-01-20T17:54:27","modified_gmt":"2025-01-20T22:54:27","slug":"most-rail-cars-and-debris-removed-from-creek-where-cp-train-derailed-in-alberta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2014\/12\/28\/most-rail-cars-and-debris-removed-from-creek-where-cp-train-derailed-in-alberta\/","title":{"rendered":"Most rail cars and debris removed from creek where CP train derailed in Alberta"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_36638\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-36638\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/CP_RAIL_TBAY.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-36638\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/CP_RAIL_TBAY.jpg\" alt=\"Canadian Pacific railway train (Wikipedia)\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/CP_RAIL_TBAY.jpg 2816w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/CP_RAIL_TBAY-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/CP_RAIL_TBAY-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/CP_RAIL_TBAY-900x675.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-36638\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Canadian Pacific railway train (Wikipedia)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>BANFF, Alberta &#8212; Cleanup work continues this weekend on a train derailment in Alberta that sent a number of cars tumbling into a creek west of Banff.<\/p>\n<p>Katrina Bluetchen with Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resource Development says most of the rail cars from the CP train, as well as debris, have been removed from 40 Mile Creek.<\/p>\n<p>Bluetchen says the focus now is on clearing the leaked material from the shore of the creek, which flows into the Bow River.<\/p>\n<p>Fifteen cars on the train left the tracks early Friday morning carrying lentils and fly ash, an ingredient in concrete.<\/p>\n<p>A spokesman with the Transportation Safety Board says neither are hazardous, but Bluetchen has noted there is concern the fly ash could alter the water&#8217;s pH or pile up as sediment.<\/p>\n<p>The railway says in an email that it is working with Parks Canada and other environmental authorities to ensure the cleanup and any necessary remediation in the area is &#8220;timely and appropriate.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> buy cymbalta online <a href=\"https:\/\/care.aanviihearing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/png\/cymbalta.html\">https:\/\/care.aanviihearing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/png\/cymbalta.html<\/a> no prescription pharmacy <\/div>\n<p>&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;CP regrets any inconvenience to the citizens of Banff and visitors as the work is finished,&#8221; the email states.<\/p>\n<p>The railway said it is repairing the track and bridge, and that it expected to reopen the section to traffic sometime overnight between Saturday and Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Bluetchen noted CP must produce daily reports and plans, as well as work with the province and Parks Canada to make sure it meets Alberta requirements.<\/p>\n<p>She said provincial staff would likely be leaving the area on Sunday.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> buy voltaren online <a href=\"https:\/\/care.aanviihearing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/png\/voltaren.html\">https:\/\/care.aanviihearing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/png\/voltaren.html<\/a> no prescription pharmacy <\/div>\n<p> Environment Canada, she said, was the lead agency on the case.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> buy nolvadex online <a href=\"https:\/\/care.aanviihearing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/png\/nolvadex.html\">https:\/\/care.aanviihearing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/png\/nolvadex.html<\/a> no prescription pharmacy <\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>No one from Environment Canada could be reached for comment on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>The Transportation Safety Board is investigating the cause of the crash.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BANFF, Alberta &#8212; 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