Mudslide derailment shuts down rail line serving Prince Rupert port

Mudslide derailment shuts down rail line serving Prince Rupert port

A train derailment caused by a mudslide has shut down a key rail line in northwestern British Columbia, cutting off a major transportation link serving the Port of Prince Rupert.

CN Rail working to clean up cars that toppled into Skeena River amid extreme weather

The company says the derailment was caused by a mudslide on Monday south of Prince Rupert and that no injuries have been reported, nor are there any dangerous goods or threat to the public as a result of the spill. Despite those reassurances, hereditary chiefs with the Gitxsan Nation are calling for a halt on all train traffic through their territory.

Administrator: Sinkhole partially under Luzerne County’s rail line in Ashley has been addressed

A sinkhole partially under Luzerne County’s rail line in Ashley has been addressed, county Redevelopment Authority Executive Director Margaret Thomas said Tuesday. The authority, which owns the rail line, was informed of the sinkhole on March 7. The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection’s Bureau of Abandoned Mine Reclamation concluded the hole was not coal mine-related. As a result, the authority’s rail operator, R.J. Corman Railro…