Train derails between Winnipeg and Churchill
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A Via Rail passenger train heading to Churchill from Winnipeg derailed just over the Saskatchewan border Sunday evening.
Company spokesman Jacques Gagnon confirmed to the Free Press that the derailment occurred at about 6 p.m. Sunday.
It occurred near Togo, Sask., a hamlet just across the border, about 40 kms northwest of Roblin, Man.
Gagnon said "a few scratches" were the only injuries suffered by people aboard. There were seven passengers and about five crew members on the very short train, he said.
"The good news is all the passengers are safe. All the employees are safe," Gagnon said.
Flooding on the rail line caused the derailment, he said.
Impressive pictures here: http://news.nationalpost.com/2013/04/29/amazingly-no-one-hurt-after-train-derails-in-saskatchewan/