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CP Rail Parkers Prairie Derailment

 
Site Contact:
Sonia R. Vega
OSC

(vega.sonia@epa.gov)

Site Location:
Parkers Prairie, MN 56361
 response.epa.gov/CPRailPakersPrairieDerailment
NRC#: 1042205

On Wednesday, March 27, at 10:07, Canadian Pacific Railroad reported a train derailment to the NRC. According to the report 14 out of 94 cars on a freight train derailred due to unknown causes. The report also stated there was a spill of crude oil as a result of the derailment.


For additional information, visit the Pollution/Situation Report (Pol/Sitreps) section.