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Train service on Exo’s Vaudreuil-Hudson commuter line is gradually resuming following Wednesday’s train derailment.
“Rail traffic is now reopened between Hudson and Lucien-L’Allier stations,” Exo spokesperson Rosalie Lavoie said in a Thursday afternoon statement.
The derailment happened at around 9 a.m. on Wednesday near the Dorion station, completely shutting down train service between the Vaudreuil and Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue stations.
Earlier in the day, Exo had said it wasn’t sure when regular service would return to normal despite clearing the tracks. Then, by 5 p.m., Lavoie said service was resuming following inspections.
Exo is maintaining a modified service plan for the Thursday evening rush. Several departures remain cancelled, though regular service resumed starting with the 4:40 p.m. train toward Vaudreuil.
Rail congestion is expected because freight trains were stopped for nearly 24 hours, Exo says, and only one track remains usable in the Dorion station area, where the frieight derailed, the agency says.
Information about the disruption and schedule changes can be found here in French.
Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) says the two rail cars involved were empty and no one was injured.
The cause of the derailment is still unknown and CPKC says it is investigating.
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Commuter train service on Exo’s Vaudreuil-Hudson line was disrupted for the second day in a row, after a freight train came off the tracks in Vaudreuil-Dorion, Que. Wednesday. A fallen tree on the tracks affected the same commuter train line Tuesday.