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Train service remains paused between on Exo’s Vaudreuil-Hudson commuter line as crews are still working to remove a freight train off the tracks following a derailment.
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.
Some train rides were cancelled for the entire line as well.
As of Thursday morning, Exo says it still does not know when regular service will return.
Rail traffic is continuing between Baie-d’Urfé and the Lucien-L’Allier stations.
Shuttles will be provided between Dorion, Pincourt, Île-Perrot and Côte-Vertu stations with the last shuttle planned to leave from the Dorion station towards Montreal at 8:15 a.m. Thursday.
On its website, Exo says an express line from Vaudreuil to Côte-Vertu and another from the Hudson Station towards Vaudreuil. More details about its contingency plan can be found here.
Exo says commuters should expect delays 15 minute delays for the trains that are still scheduled to run.
Canadian Pacific Kansas City says the two rail cars involved were empty and no one was injured.
The cause of the derailment is still unknown. It says it is investigating the cause of the derailment.
WATCH | How the train derailment affected Wednesday’s commute:
Crews work to clear derailed freight train west of Montreal that disrupted commuter rail
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.