A passenger train that hit debris resulted in a diesel fuel spill along a section of railroad near Agassiz on Friday (March 1), Canada Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) Rail has confirmed.
“A VIA locomotive made contact with debris on the track east of Agassiz, B.C., Friday evening resulting in damage to the locomotive fuel tank and a diesel spill on the railroad right of way,” CPKC spokesperson Terry Cunha stated in an email to Black Press Media.
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