MacTIER, Ontario — Thirteen cars of a Canadian Pacific Kansas City freight train derailed about 4:30 a.m. Wednesday after a reported collision with another train, CTV News reports.
CPKC said in a statement to the network that no injuries were reported and no hazardous materials were involved. Two of the cars were carrying plastic pellets and the others were empty.
The railroad said the exact cause remains to be determined, but preliminary investigation indicated a train “operating in a restricted speed area made contact with the rear of another train,” according to CTV.
The incident occurred about 30 kilometers (18.6 miles) south of Parry Sound, Ont., and about 165 kilometers (103 miles) north of Toronto. MacTier is the end point of CP’s MacTier Subdivision, which extends to Toronto, and the start of the Parry Sound Subdivision to the north.
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