NEW: CN Rail says it is working to restore some train service along the busy Toronto-Ottawa-Montreal corridor by Tuesday after a derailment on Christmas Eve during a major winter storm stopped all train traffic, including Via Rail, for days. ottnews
CN said it experienced a derailment on its Kingston subdivision near Grafton, Ont. on Dec. 24, halting all rail traffic, including passenger service.
“At this point, we are aiming to have one of the two set of tracks passable later tonight, allowing for some traffic, passenger and freight, to resume on Dec. 27.”posted on its website. The snowstorm that started Thursday blasted southern and eastern Ontario with a mix of rain, snow, and powerful winds. Roads were impassible, entire counties were shut down, and a significant stretch of the busy Highway 401 was closed, as was a portion of Highway 417 east of Ottawa.
The storm also knocked out power to hundreds of thousands of Canadians, tens of thousands of which remain without electricity on Boxing Day. Approximately 27,000 Hydro One customers, including more than 2,000 in eastern Ontario, are still without power, as are about 2,000 Hydro Quebec customers in the Outaouais region. CN just provided confirmation that their tracks will be reopened by tomorrow. VIA Rail plans to run TO-OTT and TO-MTL trains on Dec.
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