Overview
- A CN freight train derailed Sunday in the Le Gardeur/Le Bourg‑Neuf area of Repentigny, bringing multiple railcars to rest metres from houses.
- Counts of derailed cars vary in early reports with CN saying 45 while other observers put the number between about 20 and 49, and the exact total remains under investigation.
- No injuries or hazardous-material releases have been confirmed and CN says three cars that previously carried diesel were empty at the time of the derailment.
- Residents were evacuated as a precaution and Hydro‑Québec cut power to the area before most service and evacuated people were allowed to return.
- The Transportation Safety Board is collecting track and recorder data as crews remove cars, and the incident has renewed local and provincial calls for rail‑safety measures given the proximity to homes and the Lac‑Mégantic anniversary.