© Joshua Henderson/Valley News Live/TwitterA first look at the train derailment near Wyndmere, ND on March26, 2023.
The Canadian Pacific train derailed around 11:15 p.m. about a mile southeast of Wyndmere in Richland County, Valley News Live reported. No injuries were reported.
Officials said 31 of the 70 cars derailed, with some leaking petroleum used in the making of asphalt, according to the report.
Crews will allow the cold weather to solidify the leaked materials, which are expected to turn into a gel, WZFG reported, citing officials.
Nearby roadways 158 and 159 Avenue Southeast will be closed between Highway 13 and 14, the Richland County Sheriff's Office told the outlet.
The cleanup is expected to last between seven and 10 days, the reports said.
The incident marks the latest train derailment in the U.S. as concerns over railroads remain high following the major incident in East Palestine, Ohio, in early February in which about 50 cars derailed, spilling hazardous materials and forcing evacuations of residents.
On Sunday, two cars of a Canadian Pacific train derailed in a Chicago suburb. One car was carrying wheat and the other was empty, FOX32 Chicago reported, citing officials.
No injuries were reported in that incident and there was no concern over hazardous materials.
Five other freight train cars derailed in Massachusetts on Thursday, but no hazardous materials were being hauled and there were no reports of injuries, according to authorities.
Reader Comments
Blame Canada!
Americans not so much. They were the Puritans - The Mad Psychos (Can you please go away)
I am not suggesting that Us English are completely innocent, but there is only so much shit we can take
The mere Criminals we sent to Australia. New Zealand got the Class (check out Logans Run, Walkabout and AC/DC and Scotland )
I confess, that I fell in love with Neil Young. Even I occasionally got lucky, and she came back to my home...
I was 24.
"Neil Young Old Man Heart Of Gold 1971"
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What amazes me, is that I am still here, and so is she.
You should visit the Island of Newfoundland. So many remote, coastal communities were isolated until technology brought affordable ferry services by boat and plane. Their isolation gave them individual accents. I lived on the 'rock' for a year and a half and did not hear all of them but on Saturday night on Water St. in St. John's you get to hear most of them.
What a great party town! I hope you get out and enjoy your nation's 'cultural diversity' from time to time
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I retain an open mind, about this. the video is really impressive, but the initial photo, looks like the train had "Crashed" right next to a massive hole in the ground (a rubbish dump) with all the heavy gear already there to bury it.
Strange how these things happen - in themes
I dunno, apparently Poole Harbour is an oil disaster zone too...but how do we know?
Maybe some bloke, left his boat filling up diesel, and went to the pub, thinking it would turn itself off, when it was full - but it didn't - and some of it caused a bit of a mess...but it wasn't really that bad, and no one else noticed.