PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • April 17, 2023
A rail line in northern Maine has reopened after a train carrying lumber and hazardous materials derailed early Saturday, sending three people to the hospital and igniting a small swath of woodland on fire. Crews were still at the site 15 miles east of Jackman on Monday, cleaning up debris from the derailment, according to spokesperson Doniele Carlson of CPKC, the Calgary, Alberta-based rail company that was formed when Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern merged on Friday. The derailment happened at 8:30 a.m. Saturday near the village of Rockwood in Somerset County and was caused by a track washout, the railroad said in a statement Sunday.