{"id":799664,"date":"2026-07-13T18:48:11","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T18:48:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/799664\/"},"modified":"2026-07-13T18:48:11","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T18:48:11","slug":"train-derailment-sends-11-freight-cars-into-wetland-in-southwest-calgary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/799664\/","title":{"rendered":"Train derailment sends 11 freight cars into wetland in southwest Calgary"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A freight train derailment in southwest Calgary sent 11 railcars into a nearby wetland on Monday morning, prompting a response from emergency crews and a hazardous materials team.<\/p>\n

The derailment happened around 7:45 a.m. along the Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) rail line near the 17000 block of Sheriff King Street S.W.\u00a0<\/p>\n

According to the Calgary Fire Department, 13 cars derailed, with 11 ending up partially submerged in the Priddis Slough, a protected natural environment under the city’s Ecological Network.<\/p>\n

In an email statement, CPKC confirmed the derailed cars were carrying a mix of lumber, plywood, propane and argon, an inert gas commonly used in welding and other industrial processes. <\/p>\n

Fire department public information officer Alex Kwan said materials could be seen floating in the water, but that packaging used to transport products is designed to keep goods contained.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have nothing to indicate that there is any gas spillage or any liquids,\u201d Kwan said, adding that there is \u201cno imminent danger to the public at all.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"MultipleEmergency crews are investigating the cause of the incident, and no injuries have been reported. (Mike Symington\/CBC)<\/p>\n

A technical rescue team was initially deployed but has since been released from the scene.\u00a0<\/p>\n

CPKC confirmed that the crew aboard the train were not injured. No other injuries have been reported. <\/p>\n

The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) confirmed in a press release that it will open an investigation into this incident. TSB investigators look solely at transportation safety and are not involved in assessments to determine fault or criminal liability. <\/p>\n

Emergency crews say the derailment occurred away from major roadways, so traffic has not been affected. However, Kwan said the response has been complicated by limited access along the waterside.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s less space to work with,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n

CPKC confirmed that additional crews are responding to the scene to begin a clean-up. <\/p>\n

The cause of the derailment remains under investigation. Police and fire officials are asking the public to avoid the area while crews continue their work. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Listen to this article Estimated 2 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":799665,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194293],"tags":[49,2798,48],"class_list":["post-799664","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-calgary","tag-ca","tag-calgary","tag-canada"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/799664","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=799664"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/799664\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/799665"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=799664"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=799664"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=799664"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}