Police say no one was injured after a CN freight train derailed near the Etobicoke North GO Station early this morning.
Toronto police say they received a call about a derailment near Kipling Avenue and Rexdale Boulevard shortly before 5:30 a.m.
Photographs from the scene show several freight cars flipped over onto one side.
According to police, the cars were empty at the time of the incident and no one suffered any injuries as a result.
Metrolinx spokesperson Anne Marie Aikins told CP24 that GO Train riders heading to Etobicoke North GO Station will be diverted as CN crews work to clean up the surrounding tracks.
“Every train is going to leave but because we can’t access Etobicoke North, we’ll have buses there to get people beyond that station and then they’ll be able to get on the train again,” Aikins said via phone.
“We’re going to have buses at both Malton and Etobicoke North to get people east or west to continue onto their trip. Every trip will operate, you’ll just have a bit of a detour in the middle that will add to your trip.”
The clean-up is expected to last until approximately 3 p.m.
“It’s not the most convenient, but it will continue service throughout the day,” she said.
Earlier, Aikins said that the toppled rail cars initially cut off access to the GO Station garage, parking lot and walkways but some of the cars have since been separated to make way for vehicles.
GO Transit safety officers are also on site rerouting any pedestrian traffic, she said.
“It’s I’m sure upsetting for all of our customers … to see a train coming that close to the station derail,” she told CP24 earlier this morning.
“These situations are always managed by a variety of different departments but this is a CN train so they will take care of the scene. They work cooperatively, of course, with our own officers as well and all of the different rail departments that are required to manage a system as complex and diverse as ours.”
CN police are at the scene investigating. The cause of the derailment has not yet been determined.
