Cargo train derails at Pewaukee; no injuries reported
Only one of the derailed boxcars was hauling freight; the other boxcars and the tanker were empty.[WDIO/MGN]
PEWAUKEE, Wis. – No one was hurt after a Canadian Pacific cargo train derailed Saturday morning while traveling through Pewaukee.
The derailment happened about 6:37 a.m. near Somerset Lane and Parkside Road in the city of Pewaukee.
No injuries, power outages, private property or environmental damage has been reported. As the train slowed to a stop, a boxcar derailed from the track, causing one tanker and seven additional boxcars to derail.
Only one of the derailed boxcars was hauling freight; the other boxcars and the tanker were empty.
The derailment blocked portions of Parkside Road, restricting access to homes there. The incident remains under investigation.