WATERTOWN, Wis., Nov. 8 (UPI) — A train carrying crude oil derailed in southern Wisconsin Sunday, causing some oil to leak, according to officials.
The train, which was owned and operated by Canadian Pacific Railway, was headed eastbound when at least 10 cars derailed at about 2 p.m. in Watertown, Wis., CP spokesman Martin Cej said.
“We’re trying to ascertain how much is oil is leaking,” Cej said. “This isn’t confirmed, but it could be from a single car and one puncture.”
Cej said CP teams have been sent to assist local authorities at the site. There have so far been no reports of fires or injuries in the incident, which comes one day after more than 30 cars on a train operated by BNSF Railway derailed in Alma, a city in western Wisconsin, spilling thousands of gallons of ethanol into the Mississippi River.
On Friday, U.S. President Barack Obama announced he was rejecting a proposal to move forward on the Keystone XL pipeline, which would span nearly 1,200 miles from Canada to Texas, moving nearly 830,000 barrels of oil a day to refineries on the U.S. Gulf Coast.
Obama said the project “would not serve in the national interest of the United States” and would undercut its position as a global leader in the fight against climate change.
