Drone footage captured by a nearby resident shows the train's rail cars spilling crude oil out onto the land.(Curtis McLeod and Amon Rudolph/Facebook)
Investigators say at least one million litres of crude oil was released when a train derailed last month on a ranch in western Manitoba.
The Transportation Safety Board says the spill was mostly contained in a low-lying area next to the track, and it's too early to comment on the environmental impact.
The Canadian National train, with 110 petroleum crude oil cars, was travelling east in the early hours of Feb. 16 near St. Lazare, Man., when an emergency brake
The Transportation Safety Board says 37 of the cars derailed and 16 sustained breaches.
There were no injuries, there was no fire and no area residents were evacuated.
The agency says the investigation is ongoing and some track components and wheel sets are being examined for failure analysis.
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Emergency personnel woke Corr up around 5 a.m. Saturday to alert him to the derailment, which happened just under two kilometres from his home.
Initial reports are that approximately 37 crude oil cars have derailed and that there is a partial leak of crude oil, Jonathan Abecassis, a media relations director for CN, wrote in an email to CBC.
"A perimeter has been set up around the area to facilitate site access. There are no reports of injuries or fires," he wrote.
"CN crews will be conducting a full site assessment to determine how much product has spilled and exactly how many cars are involved. First responders are on location."
CN's environmental team has started cleaning up the area.
Corr said his cattle have since been moved away from the area, but he's concerned that his main water source for the summertime will now be contaminated.
The rancher says he thinks a derailment like Saturday's has been a long time coming.
"It seems to be the trains go faster, they're longer, heavier, and the maintenance is getting less and less," Corr said.
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada has sent investigators to the site of the derailment.
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