Rail joint cracks led to CP potash train derailment in Saskatchewan, report says

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Rail joint cracks led to CP potash train derailment in Saskatchewan, report says
(Source: Canadian Press, January 11, 2018)

SASKATOON, Sask. — An investigation has concluded that cracks in a rail joint ultimately led to the derailment of a freight train carrying potash east of Saskatoon last fall.

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Friday, January 12, 2018

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