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The Metishto 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".

See also: Ponton train derailment
Headwaters of the Metishto River

The river runs parallel to railway from The Pas to Churchill, for much or its length.[2]

In October 2018 a train operated by the Arctic Gateway Group derailed while crossing the river, releasing "liquid petroleum".[3][4][5][6][7][8]


References


  1. Geological Survey of Canada, Annual Report vol. 13 (1900), Report F. Natural Resources Canada. 1900.
  2. Thomas Jarret (May 1915). "Opening Up The North Land". Maclean's magazine. 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 anu joined by the Nelson River.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. "Arctic Gateway reports fatal derailment on Hudson Bay Railway". Progressive Railroading. 2018-09-17. 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.
  4. "Derailed train that killed worker now leaking fuel into northern Manitoba river". 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.
  5. "Beavers may be responsible for fatal train derailment in northern Manitoba". Global News. 2018-09-20. Archived from the original on 2018-12-04. Retrieved 2018-11-01. A Transportation Safety Board investigator says beavers may have contributed to the train derailment in northern Manitoba that left one railway worker dead and another injured.
  6. Christina Zhad (2018-09-21). "Busy beavers blamed for fatal train crash". Newsweek magazine. Archived from the original on 2018-10-19. Retrieved 2018-11-01. A Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) investigator revealed that beavers were likely a contributing factor to a train derailment near Ponton, Manitoba, that resulted in the death of a railway worker.
  7. Marianne Klowak (2018-10-29). "Mother of conductor who bled to death waiting more than 9 hours for help calls for inquest". CBC News. Archived from the original on 2018-10-30. Retrieved 2018-11-01. The engineer survived, but an autopsy report on Anderson said he bled to death after suffering "serious but survivable injuries."
  8. James Murray (2018-09-16). "Arctic Gateway Group Statement on Hudson Bay Railway Derailment". Net News Ledger. Archived from the original on 2018-09-22. Retrieved 2018-11-01. On Saturday, there was a derailment on the line. Reports are that the train which went off the rails on a bridge crossing a creek had three locomotives and twenty-seven cars. It was carrying Liquified Petroleum. None of those cars are reported to be leaking.



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