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Fuel Spills After CPKC Train Derails Near Kamloops Lake

Authorities report no threat to the Savona community water system.

Multiple cars of a Canadian Pacific Kansas City train derailed on Nov. 1, just before 7 p.m., approximately 20 kilometres west of Kamloops.
The Canadian Pacific Kansas City says about 17 trains and a locomotive derailed Saturday evening, about 20 kilometers west of Kamloops, as shown in this handout photo provided by Michael Grenier.
A CPKC train derailed on Nov. 1, 2025, with a locomotive and about 17 cars off the track, according to the railway company.

Overview

  • CPKC says the derailment happened Nov. 1 just before 7 p.m. near Cherry Creek, about 20 kilometres west of Kamloops.
  • A locomotive and about 17 rail cars left the track, including four loaded with fuel, five with gypsum and one with pulp products, with three empty cars that previously carried gasoline.
  • Officials confirm fuel leaked from two loaded cars and a containment boom was deployed on Kamloops Lake.
  • The Thompson-Nicola Regional District does not anticipate risk to the Savona Community Water System, and private domestic systems are being assessed with Interior Health.
  • CPKC environmental crews are leading cleanup with provincial, regional, federal and First Nations partners on site, there are no reported injuries, and the cause remains under investigation.