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10/23/2025
U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) on Oct. 21 called on Canadian Pacific Kansas City to do more to prevent derailments following one that occurred in Wisconsin in August, the second in that location in as many years.
A CPKC train carrying crude oil derailed near Reeseville in Dodge County on Aug. 15. Of the 24 rail cars that derailed, two breached and released product. In 2023, 29 rail cars on a CPKC train derailed in the same location.
The Federal Railroad Administration attributed the 2023 derailment to a track alignment issue, Baldwin said in a letter she sent to CPKC President and CEO Keith Creel.
"[This] is an unacceptable safety record for the Reeseville community and raises serious questions about the reliability of this stretch of CPKC's rail infrastructure," Baldwin wrote. "I urge you to take immediate action to identify and correct the cause of this most recent derailment."
Baldwin requested that CPKC provide her a summary of preventative actions taken following the August 2025 derailment and a summary of investments or changes in operations the railroad made following the 2023 derailment.
The Aug. 15 derailment is still under investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), CPKC officials said in an emailed statement.
"CPKC is fully cooperating with the NTSB investigation," they said. "Our commitment to operating safety has made CPKC an industry leader in safety. CPKC has achieved the lowest train accident rate among Class I railroads for the last two years, as measured by the Federal Railroad Administration statistics."