Via Rail cancels trains to Churchill after derailment
A derailed freight train has forced Via Rail to cancel its passenger trains between Winnipeg and Churchill until further notice.
OmniTrax Canada says 13 grain cars from a 50-car load derailed on the Hudson Bay Railway line, about 32 kilometres south of Churchill, at around 5 p.m. Monday....
Via Rail spokesperson Mylène Bélanger said the derailment is making the track unusable.
About 22 Via Rail passengers heading to Churchill from Winnipeg were delayed in Thompson. They have since been flown to Churchill to complete their trip.
Bélanger said 40 other passengers were scheduled to travel with Via Rail between Winnipeg and Churchill in the next week, and they've been given an opportunity to cancel their trips or change their dates.