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One big asset to the international community is the train tunnel running under the St. Clair River between Sarnia and Port Huron. The train derailment that took place almost two weeks ago has been a developing situation in many facets. Over the weekend, the final cars were cleared out of the tunnel, yesterday evening the closed portion of 10th Street between Beard and Cedar Streets was reopened and it has now been announced that CN crews have finished laying the new track in the international rail tunnel between Canada and the United States. The first train has successfully cleared the tunnel. New track has been laid for the whole span of the
tunnel and the spilled sulfuric acid has been removed from the site or neutralized. Officials are reporting at this time the spill caused no harm to the environment or to public safety as it was completely contained to the site of the derailment. The tunnel suffered only minor cosmetic damage and there was no impact to its structural integrity. CN is working in full collaboration with the Canadian Transportation Safety Board who are leading the investigation into the
derailment.
