BORDULAC, N.D. — All railcars containing hazardous material have been removed from the site of Friday’s derailment of a CPKC train near Bordulac, and operations on the railroad’s Carrington Subdivision have resumed, according to a company spokesman.
The cars were safely removed on Sunday, spokesman Patrick Waldron said in an email reported by the Jamestown Sun; he also said that track repairs were completed and the route reopened this morning (July 8).
The National Transportation Safety Board, which is investigating the incident, said the incident involved 29 cars of a train with two locomotives and 151 cars. The derailment early on July 5 included cars carrying anhydrous ammonia, methanol , and sulfur [see “CPKC train carrying hazardous materials derails …,” Trains News Wire, July 5, 2024].
