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A freight train conductor is missing after the derailment of a Quebec North Shore and Labrador train near Sept-Îles, Que.
A spokeswoman for Iron Ore Co. of Canada, which owns the short-line railway, says the locomotive was found submerged in the Moisie River on Thursday morning and that a landslide is the likely cause.
Claudine Gagnon of Iron Ore Co. said the train was travelling north carrying empty rail cars to the mine, and it is not known how many locomotives were involved.
“Our first priority is to locate our employee,” Ms. Gagnon said, adding the company is not identifying the person at this time. The Transportation Safety Board of Canada says it has deployed a team of investigators to the site of the derailment.
QNS&L railway runs 418 kilometres between Iron Ore Co.’s mine in Labrador City and the St. Lawrence Seaway port of Sept-Îles. The Iron Ore Co., which is majority owned by global mining company Rio Tinto PLC, produces ore pellets for making metals.
Meanwhile, Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. said there were no injuries when a train hauling 17 empty hopper cars derailed near Pearce, Alta., on Thursday morning. A CP spokesmen said rail traffic was being rerouted around the area.
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