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After a long, cold night for emergency workers, traffic is now moving through the site of a train derailment near Craven.
The first vehicles were moved through just before 7 a.m.
If you're travelling from Craven, and you want to take Highway 20…be prepared for lots of delays. The work is constantly changing as crews address this mess. pic.twitter.com/Y25IlKvLtN
— Logan Stein (@L0ganStein) December 29, 2021
Delays are still to be expected as crews continue cleaning up the site.
In a statement shared with 650 CKOM and 980 CJME Wednesday morning, Canadian Pacific (CP) Rail said one of its trains was involved in the derailment.
CP said there are no injuries due to the incident and no public safety concerns at this time. CP dispatched its crews and resources, who are still working to clean up the site.
Around 10 p.m. Tuesday, the Lumsden Fire Department tweeted it was responding to the derailment. Shortly after, it updated on social media that Highway 20 was shut down due to the overturned train.
Train derailment at Craven #SKHwy20 expected to be closed for some time. pic.twitter.com/Pa5dEV3zjn
— Lumsden Fire Dept (@LumsdenFire) December 29, 2021
In a follow-up, the fire department reported there were not any injuries due to the derailment.
Maria Fuller and her sisters came across the derailment just after it happened Tuesday night.
“It was an eerie, spooky sight — one that painted our entire ride home, for sure,” said Fuller.
They were trying to get from Regina home to Earl Grey. Fuller said her sister Abby was driving.
“She noticed first that vehicles were doing U-turns a quarter of a mile away, just in front of Craven, which is kind of an odd thing,” said Fuller.
Then they got close enough to see the red train crossing lights, and then the derailed train cars.
“It almost looked like an old rusting car lot, like they could have been there for years,” said Fuller.
They got out of their car to take a few pictures and see if there was anyone around from the train, but they couldn’t see anyone.
Fuller said her sister called 911 and was told that first responders had already been dispatched. They passed the emergency vehicles on the way back along the highway.
On Wednesday, travellers looking to get to and from Regina were using Highway 99 and Highway 6.
Around the time of the derailment, the temperature sat near -38 C with a wind chill value around -44 C.
CP Rail said it is investigating the cause of the incident.
More to come.
— With files from 980 CJME’s Logan Stein and Britton Gray