A grain train derailed in North Burnaby late Tuesday afternoon, but no one was injured, and there were no toxic substances spilled.
The Transportation Safety Board said the track was out of their jurisdiction, and the Cascadia Grain Terminal would investigate the cause.
“The derailment was not reported to the TSB because it occurred on a spur track that was not federally regulated, therefor we have no jurisdiction,” said Julie Leroux, a spokesperson Transportation Safety Board. “The only details we have is the track was owned by Cascadia Grain Terminals, and they move rail cars on that spur, and the information we were able to obtain is that while moving empty cars over this track, five cars derailed. There were no injuries, and there were no dangerous goods involved.”
A spur track is a secondary track used to load or unload cars. The NOW contacted John Dewar, the terminal’s director of operations, but calls were not returned immediately.
Assistant Fire Chief Bryan Kirk for the Burnaby fire department said one of the empty cars ended up in the Burrard Inlet, but there was no environmental damage as far as he could tell.
“It wasn’t like the locomotive was leaking diesel in the water,” he said.
