Residents near Alberta train derailment allowed to go home Residents who were ordered to leave a tiny Alberta community near the site of a fiery train derailment on Saturday have been told they may return home. A total of 126 people from the hamlet of Gainford, west of Edmonton, were forced out when 13 CN freight cars carrying propane and crude oil left the tracks. Subsequent explosions and flames forced the evacuation of the area and closed part of the Yellowhead Highway. Parkland County Mayor Rod Shaigec says residents were told in the early afternoon that it was safe to get back onto their land and into their houses. The all-clear comes after crews used water to help the flames burn out faster and officials say the fires are now out.