No one was injured after several CN Rail freight cars ran off the tracks in New Westminster early Sunday morning.
The incident, which involved three empty grain cars, happened around 3:45 a.m. near Columbia Street and Brunette Avenue, according to CN Rail spokesperson Emily Hamer.
"There were no injuries and no dangerous goods involved. Operations in the area were not interrupted and the cars were re-railed by early afternoon," Hamer said in an email to the Record.
Fire chief Tim Armstrong was away for the weekend, but was briefed on the details shortly after the derailment.
"As I understand it, there wasn't any track damage, there was no impact on traffic and it was fixed in a timely manner," he said.
Armstrong added his department wasn't called to the scene because emergency crews were not needed.
"I get that the community is probably sensitive with anything to do with trains, but really, it was a non-event," he said.
The cause of the derailment is under investigation.
