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Potash train derails

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Published: May 23, 2022

RCMP say this train carrying fertilizer derailed at about 8:15 a.m. May 22 along the Canadian Pacific Railway main line east of Fort Macleod, Alta. No one was injured. | Barb Glen photo

A train carrying fertilizer derailed at about 8:15 a.m. May 22 along the Canadian Pacific Railway main line east of Fort Macleod, Alta.

RCMP say about 43 cars left the track on the westbound train.

RCMP say the accident occurred along Highway 3, between Range Road 251 and Range Road 252, and that there were no injuries reported or concerns to public safety. Traffic on Highway 3 near the accident scene was being re-routed as a result.

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Barb Glen photo
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Barb Glen

Barb Glen

Barb Glen is the livestock editor for The Western Producer and also manages the newsroom. She grew up in southern Alberta on a mixed-operation farm where her family raised cattle and produced grain.

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