TSB, CN Railway investigating after Monday morning train derailment in St. Catharines

The CP24 news chopper captured the aftermath of a train derailment in St. Catharines, Ont.

The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) has deploying a team of investigators after a Canadian National Railway Company (CN) train derailed on Monday morning in St. Catharines, Ont.

The TSB, an independent agency that investigates air, marine, pipeline, and rail transportation occurrences with the sole aim to advance transportation safety, said it would be gathering information and assessing what happened.

Niagara Regional Police previously said CN Railway is investigating the derailment, which occurred east of Glendale Avenue near Keele Street.

“Preliminary reports indicate there are a number of derailed rail cars in various positions,” CN Railway said in a statement to CTV News Toronto.

CP24 Chopper footage, taken at around 12:30 p.m., show several cars splayed across the railway tracks in a zigzag formation with crews on the scene.

In an update, CN Railway said 13 railcars were derailed.

The cause of the derailment is unknown at this time.

The railway company said there are no reported injuries or fires.

The train was transporting a non-dangerous good called polyethylene, CN Railway confirmed, which is a product used to manufacture household products. Some of that product spilled from one of the cars, but CN Railway said there is no danger to the public.

“CN would like to apologize for the inconveniences caused by the incident,” the statement reads.

The road was closed but police said the blockage has been removed, and traffic has resumed.

This is a developing story. More details to come...