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TSB reiterates call for ‘more robust tank cars’ on freight trains hauling flammable liquids
May 30, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterThe Transportation Safety Board of Canada is reiterating its call for railways to ship flammable liquids in “more robust tank cars” after an accident near Edmonton that resulted in the spill of more than 80,000 litres of flammable styrene monomer.…
Pipeline progress means crude by rail slowdown could be much more long term
February 1, 2017 Ian Bickis - THE CANADIAN PRESSCALGARY – The rumble of crude-oil-laden rail cars though Canadian towns won’t be silenced any time soon, but progress on the Line 3, Trans Mountain and Keystone XL pipelines means there could be far fewer in the future. “Down the…
Transportation Safety Board reiterates warning of risk of unstable aircraft approaches
January 10, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterUnstable approaches of airplanes before landing at airports was a factor in two investigation reports released this week by the Transportation Safety Board of Canada. TSB – which is independent of Transport Canada – released Tuesday an investigation report into…
TSB recommendation for backup safety defences for rail signal indications ‘outstanding for over 10 years’
November 16, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterThe Transportation Safety Board of Canada reiterated Tuesday a recommendation that Transport Canada and the rail industry “implement additional backup safety defences” in order to ensure train crew members recognize and follow block signals that govern train movements. On Nov.…
Quebec says Canadian Pacific directly responsible for 2013 Lac-Mégantic damages
October 21, 2016 Giuseppe Valiante - THE CANADIAN PRESSMONTREAL – Canadian Pacific Railway is directly responsible for damages caused when a runaway train carrying crude oil derailed in 2013 in Lac-Mégantic, according to new allegations recently filed in court by the Quebec government. The railroad was responsible for…
Broken rail led to 2015 train derailment and propane release in northwestern Ontario: TSB
August 31, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterThe complete failure of an already-cracked rail led to the January 2015 derailment of a Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) freight train carrying dangerous goods near Nipigon, Ont., the Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) said in an investigation report released…
Toronto freight train derailment on ‘major link’ between Port of Montreal, Central Canada
August 22, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterA collision between two trains Sunday, about 2 kilometres northwest of the Ontario legislature building, on a freight track serving as a “major link” between Western Canada and the Port of Montreal, is under investigation. The Transportation Safety Board of…