Trains en route from other parts of Canada and from the United States were stalled in snowdrifts, and telegraph lines that had been hastily repaired following the explosion were again knocked down.
Os trens procedentes doutras partes do Canadá e dos Estados Unidos tiveron que deterse por mor da neve, e as liñas de telégrafo que foran rapidamente reparadas trala explosión volveron a sufrir graves danos.