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Terrace Derailment Under Investigation

Opinion 250
Friday, April 21, 2006

CN Supervisors are investigating a derailment at the Terrace train yard.

CN Spokesman, Graham Dallas says earllier today, 9 empty cars, (flat decks and box cars), tipped off the track at the east end of the yard. No one hurt.

Some of the cars ended up on their side, but since all were empty, there are no spill or environnmental concerns.

"We are calling this a minor incident" says Dallas, who says the cause of the derailment is not yet known.

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