{"id":785076,"date":"2026-07-07T01:45:13","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T01:45:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/785076\/"},"modified":"2026-07-07T01:45:13","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T01:45:13","slug":"investigation-underway-after-train-derailment-in-repentigny-northeast-of-montreal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/785076\/","title":{"rendered":"Investigation underway after train derailment in Repentigny, northeast of Montreal"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Overturned wooden railcars, piles of twisted scrap metal and other debris are being cleared from the site of a train derailment northeast of Montreal, while investigators from the Transportation Safety Board of Canada are inspecting the scene. <\/p>\n

The cause of the derailment of the Canadian National Railway Company (CN) train on Sunday afternoon in Repentigny\u2019s Le Gardeur sector has not yet been determined.<\/p>\n

In a statement, the TSB said it would \u201cgather information and assess the occurrence.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Police spokesperson Sgt. Bruno Marier said calls reporting the incident in the city of about 90,000 people were logged at around 4:30 p.m.<\/p>\n

No one was killed or injured. But Marier said the derailment caused damage after some fences were torn down by the train.\u00a0<\/p>\n

In a statement to Radio-Canada Monday, CN said 46 railcars derailed. Urgence-Environnement had initially estimated that between 20 and 30 railcars had left the tracks.<\/p>\n

WATCH | Drone footage of the damage:\"\"<\/p>\n

Drone footage captures aftermath of train derailment in Repentigny, Que.<\/p>\n

The Transportation Safety Board of Canada is investigating a train derailment that occurred northeast of Montreal on Sunday afternoon. No one was injured or killed, and cleanup is underway, which is expected to take several days.<\/p>\n

Officials also said CN carried out an inspection of all the train cars and confirmed no hazardous materials were on board.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Three railcars that had previously transported diesel fuel were involved in the derailment, but CN confirmed they were empty at the time of the incident.<\/p>\n

As a precaution, Hydro-Qu\u00e9bec cut power to the area on Sunday, noting it affected more than 2,600 clients in the Lanaudi\u00e8re region.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Monday morning, Quebec Premier Christine Fr\u00e9chette said she felt great compassion for the residents living near the railroad tracks.<\/p>\n

“These people will certainly need support, particularly psychological support. That support is available,” she said, encouraging people to contact Sant\u00e9 Qu\u00e9bec. <\/p>\n

‘We’ll be scared when the train comes back’: resident\"NicolasNicolas Dufour, the mayor of Repentigny, said recommendations resulting from the investigation would be implemented as quickly as possible. (Rowan Kennedy\/CBC)<\/p>\n

Repentigny Mayor Nicolas Dufour told Radio-Canada\u2019s Tout un matin that power has since been restored in the area and residents who were evacuated \u2014 more than 200 \u2014 have returned home.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cWe were lucky in our misfortune, thank God. No citizen was injured, and there were no hazardous substances in the tanks,\u201d Dufour said.<\/p>\n

He said CN crews have begun clearance operations, while police and firefighters remained on site Monday morning.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s time to start cleaning up, but above all to start asking ourselves how such a tragedy could have happened in our sector,\u201d he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cThe train and the residences have always coexisted well,\u201d he said. \u201cWe’re struggling to understand what could have caused the issue.\u201d<\/p>\n

WATCH | Residents shaken after derailment:\"\"<\/p>\n

Repentigny residents shaken after train derailed just metres away from their homes<\/p>\n

Forty-six railcars derailed northeast of Montreal on Sunday afternoon, close to some residents\u2019 backyards. There were no injuries or deaths.<\/p>\n

Dufour said any recommendations stemming from the investigation would be implemented as quickly as possible.<\/p>\n

He added that the cleanup is expected to take several days and that the city will keep residents informed of the timeline. He also noted that Repentigny’s website includes a dedicated phone line for residents with questions or concerns.<\/p>\n

Yvon Mo\u00efse, who lives close to the train track, said he has been shaking since Sunday afternoon.<\/p>\n

“We’ll be scared when the train comes back,” he said. “At least no one died, that\u2019s the most important thing.” <\/p>\n

Speaking to Radio-Canada from his balcony, his gaze fixed on the derailed train cars, Mo\u00efse said he hadn’t slept all night due to the noise from the cleanup operations. <\/p>\n

“Seeing that is awful,” he said.<\/p>\n

Urgence-Environnement confirmed that the situation is \u201cstable,\u201d adding that it is ensuring \u201cthe necessary measures to safeguard the public and protect the environment are put in place.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Repentigny incident occurred a day before July 6, which marks the 13th anniversary of a rail disaster that killed 47 people in Lac-M\u00e9gantic, Que., after a train carrying crude oil derailed on the main street.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":785077,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194292],"tags":[49,48,2338],"class_list":["post-785076","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-montreal","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-montreal"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/785076","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=785076"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/785076\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/785077"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=785076"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=785076"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=785076"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}