Box cars derail after CN line fails
Canadian Press
July 18, 2007 at 10:38 AM EDT
GRANDE PRAIRIE, Alta. - Four box cars left the tracks Wednesday when a section of the CN Rail line running through Grande Prairie, Alta., gave way and caused a derailment.
The accident occurred about two blocks east of downtown.
The failed section of rail ended up lying on its side.
A CN spokesman said pressure can build on a line as the track curves and cause the rail to give way.
One of the cars smashed into a concrete wall surrounding a parking lot, breaking part of the wall into pieces, but there were no reports of injuries.