Kingston, Ont. train derailment the fourth in 19 years on same stretch of track
Global News
Prior to last week's incident, there were two derailments in 2020, and one in 2004, on the same stretch of track near Bath Road.
Bath Road has reopened to motorists as cleanup continues from a train derailment that happened on Friday.
Cleanup crews have been working around the clock to clear train wreckage from the scene of the derailment near Bath Road.
Only one car remains laying on the side of the tracks, as crews remove its contents, adipic acid — a base component for nylon.
“The one hopper car was in the water, and they were able to finally extricate after being stuck in the mud, somewhat,” says Brad Joyce Commissioner of Transportation & Public Works for the City of Kingston.
“Once they’re able to get that cleaned out, then they’ll be dismantling that car completely, breaking it apart, and then hauling that off.”
This isn’t the first time a train has derailed on this stretch of track.
In 2020, there were two derailments on the tracks at Bath Road near Queen Mary Road.
Another derailment also happened in 2004 in the same spot, which has raised questions surrounding the safety of this stretch of track.
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