CN train derailment in St. Catherines blocks Welland Canal, disrupts GO Transit service
· Toronto Sun
A CN Railway train is investigating a derailment in St. Catharines on Monday morning.
Niagara Regional Police said the derailment happened east of Glendale Ave. near Keele St., and blocked traffic in the area before it was cleared later in the morning.
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The train was carrying polyethylene, a polymer used to make household plastics, a CN Rail media relations advisor told CHCH News .
A number of railcars derailed, causing a spill from one of them, but the spokesperson said there is no danger to the public, and no injuries have been reported.
Shipping traffic and GO train service disrupted
The derailment has reportedly left a bridge on the Welland Canal inoperable.
A spokesperson for the St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corp. told NiagaraThisWeek.com that while vehicular traffic has resumed, a railway bridge on the canal can’t be raised.
Though no ships were affected as none were scheduled to pass Monday morning, the spokesperson told the outlet it’s unclear when the bridge can be raised.
Go Transit trains in Niagara were also affected by the derailment.
”Lakeshore West trains are unable to service St. Catharines and Niagara Falls GO until further notice due to a freight derailment in the Niagara Region,” Go Transit said on its website .
It said customers travelling between St. Catharines and Niagara Falls can take the route 12 buses from Burlington GO, stopping at St. Catharines Fairview Mall before arriving at Niagara Falls Bus Terminal.
Customers travelling to Union Station were advised to take the route 12 bus to Burlington GO to connect to an eastbound train.