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Lac Megantic marks seventh anniversary of 2013 rail disaster with memorial site
July 6, 2020 Stephanie Marin – THE CANADIAN PRESSSeven years after a rail disaster decimated its downtown, Lac-Megantic sought Monday to honour both its past and future by inaugurating a long-planned memorial space at the site at the heart of the tragedy. On July 6, 2013, a runaway…
How Canada fares on rail risk five years after Lac-Mégantic
July 5, 2018 by Greg MeckbachThere is room for improvement in managing railway risk, the Transportation Safety Board of Canada suggested in a release marking the fifth anniversary of the Lac-Mégantic, Quebec, tragedy. For years, TSB has been calling for more ways to stop trains,…
What have we learned from Lac-Megantic train derailment?
July 3, 2018 by Greg MeckbachNearly five years after a fatal accident in which a runaway freight train caught fire in Lac-Mégantic Quebec, the frequency of uncontrolled train movements is on the rise, the Transportation Safety Board of Canada warned Wednesday. “In 2017, there were…
Regulator says company had legal obligation to fix and maintain rail line
June 15, 2018 The Canadian PressWINNIPEG – Federal regulators have ruled that the owners of a broken rail line to Churchill were wrong not to repair the line that kept the northern Manitoba community connected to the outside world. The Canadian Transportation Agency says the…
TT Club offers advice on packaging, securing coiled materials in containers
January 17, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterSpecialist freight transport insurer TT Club has issued specific guidance on packing and securing coiled materials in containers in a bid to prevent the costly and potentially injurious consequences of improperly secured coils. Investigations into incidents along the international supply…
‘No progress’ since 2010 of mandating safety management systems to “broader range” of aviation, marine companies: TSB
November 1, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterSome firms in Canada’s marine and aviation sectors are allowed to operate with no formal safety management processes, the Transportation Safety Board of Canada warned Monday. “Safety management systems have not yet been mandated in all sectors of the transportation…