[freeperfromnj]

Blackout hits P.E.I., part of N.B.

Last Updated Wed, 28 Apr 2004 11:32:20

CHARLOTTETOWN - All of Prince Edward Island and parts of southeastern New Brunswick were without power for about two hours Wednesday morning.

The power went off at about 9:30 a.m. local time, cutting off all 66,000 electrical customers on the Island, and about 20,000 customers of NB Power on the mainland.

The lights came back on before noon.

Maritime Electric, the company that supplies P.E.I.'s electricity, said a fault in an overhead line in New Brunswick was to blame.

The Island's power grid is linked to NB Power's system by two underwater cables.

http://www.cbc.ca/stories/2004/04/28/canada/pei_power040428

[watchwoman]

Another train derailment..."something may have been wrong with the track." Hmmmm...

DALLAS, April 28) -- Investigators with Union Pacific are looking into what caused a train to derail in Dallas. The train jumped the tracks in south Dallas overnight. Some of the cars were carrying flammable liquids. One car was leaking but it has been contained. As of early Wednesday morning, crews were working to pull the derailed cars out of a ditch. Investigators believe something may have been wrong with the track.


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