Freight train derails in Red Wing

Published 9:42 am Monday, February 6, 2012

RED WING — Nineteen cars left the track when a Canadian Pacific freight train derailed along the Mississippi River in Red Wing in southeastern Minnesota.

Police say the freight train was heading north around 9:40 a.m. Sunday when the cars derailed. All the train cars were empty and no one was injured.

A Canadian Pacific spokesperson told the station it’s too early to determine the cause of the derailment. The company will investigate.

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The Red Wing Republican Eagle reports two of the rail cars were off the tracks completely. There was no hazardous waste on the train, and there is no risk to the general public.