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27 July 2004

Railway Reopens After Coal Spill

The main rail line has been reopened but cleanup crews are still at the scene of a derailment south of Golden, B.C. that occurred Sunday morning.
 
CPR spokesman Ed Greenburg says the tracks were closed for nearly 48 hours. The line was reopened this morning but it will take awhile to complete the cleanup.
 
The train was carrying coal, and Greenburg says a portion of the load fell into a water channel that connects with the Columbia River.
 
"We're monitoring the water upstream and downstream in addition to having special filter-fences in the water," he says. "It's going to be a few days at least before the cleanup portion is over."
 
Greenburg stresses that coal is not toxic, but he says they want to ensure that sediment doesn't drift into the Columbia River.
 
He says an investigation is underway to determine the cause of the derailment. There were no injuries.