Cheakamus River - Cheakamus River Derailment

Cheakamus River Derailment

On August 5, 2005, a long Canadian National train, heading inland from Brackendale, derailed and nine empty lumber flat cars along with one tank car of sodium hydroxide crashed off the main bridge, falling into the river. The tank car spilled its contents into the river, killing an estimated 500,000+ fish. Six years, a local Vancouver News channel reported on the return of the fish to the river. Stay tuned...

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