Metishto River
The Metishto River (also spelled Mitishto River) is a tributary of the Grass River which is, in turn, a tributary of the Nelson River that ultimately flows into Hudson Bay.[1] Its headwaters lie "a short distance from the northwest arm of Moose Lake".[2]
The river meanders roughly parallel to the railway line from The Pas to Churchill for much of its length.[3]
In September 2018 a train operated by the Arctic Gateway Group derailed while crossing a freshet emptying into the river near Ponton, Manitoba. Immediately after the derailment, it was thought that the crash leaked "liquid petroleum" into the accident site, delaying the efforts of the first responders.[4][5] However, the Transportation Safety Board of Canada's final report on the incident stated that only diesel fuel had leaked.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Jarret, Thomas (May 1915). "Opening Up The North Land". Maclean's. pp. 26–27. Retrieved 2019-07-24.
Running parallel to the railway, mostly north of it, and beginning about sixty miles north-east of The Pas, is the Metishto River, and then the Grass River, and a continuous chain of waterways, a series of lakes linked together by rivers, until Split Lake is reached and joined by the Nelson River.
- ^ Geological Survey of Canada, Annual Report vol. 13 (1900), Report F. Natural Resources Canada. 1900. Page 47, starting at the second sentence of the top paragraph.
- ^ McMartin, I. (1994). Surficial geology of the Mitishto River area, Manitoba. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File, 2835 (Report). doi:10.4095/194057.
- ^ "Arctic Gateway reports fatal derailment on Hudson Bay Railway". Progressive Railroading. Archived from the original on 2018-09-17. Retrieved 2018-11-01.
The train that derailed had three locomotives and several dozen rail cars, some of which were carrying liquefied petroleum. None of the cars were "compromised," said company officials.
- ^ "Derailed train that killed worker now leaking fuel into northern Manitoba river - Winnipeg". Global News. 2018-09-19. Archived from the original on 2018-11-25. Retrieved 2018-11-01.
The train was carrying cargo including gasoline, liquid propane gas and butane, but there has been no indication that any of that has spilled or leaked.
- ^ Government of Canada, Transportation Safety Board of Canada (2018-09-15). "Rail transportation safety investigation report R18W0237". www.tsb.gc.ca. Archived from the original on December 11, 2024. Retrieved 2024-12-13.