REESEVILLE, Wis. — CPKC tracks have reopened through the site of Tuesday’s derailment in Reeseville, with Amtrak’s Empire Builder returning to its normal route as of Wednesday evening.
Plans had been for the westbound Builder to hold in Milwaukee until the derailment site on CPKC’s Watertown Subdivision reopened. But the train, which arrived in Milwaukee 2 hours, 13 minutes late, departed after a normal station stop. It was through Columbus, Wis., the first stop after the derailment site, at 8:49 p.m., 2 hours, 54 minutes late.
The eastbound Builder again used the detour via BNSF Railway that both Amtrak trains had followed on July 4. It arrived in Chicago at 9:07 p.m.
CPKC crews remain on site continuing cleanup following the 29-car derailment that occurred about 1:55 p.m. on July 4 [see “CPKC train derails …,” Trains News Wire, July 4, 2023]. The cause remains under investigation].
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