Train Derailment Pickering, Ontario March 30th 2010

At approximately 3pm on Tuesday March 30th, 2010 a freight train left the tracks at the Pickering GO station in Pickering, Ontario. At least nine cars derailed, some almost crashing into the parking lot. The station was evacuated as a precaution. There were no injuries. It is unknown at this time what caused the derailment.
Some of this footage was used by CTV news to report the story.

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[skillfulleric]

i walked over the bridge that day

[TheBenStacey]

@januarycraziness I live in that "dump". I really like it.

[januarycraziness]

Pickering is such a dump.....

[Sharptooth100]

It could have been worst if it killed people. Or if that train carried liquid hydrogen or kerosene all people at the train station would fear dead.

[MegaCprail]

the go trains are an old model is it not ?

[airbm]

it deraild because of the go trains, by law there not aloud to have more than 2

[airbm]

it is funny because cn treats there workers like slaves, i dont work for them anymore

[shanemberly]

@airbm sad that you think it's funny, especially since you work for CN

[stephieeftw]

i was on the via rail that day heading towards toronto, got stopped outside of oshawa with 3 via rails in front.

[airbm]

i know how the derailment happened hahaha, i work for cn and i found out