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Rail transportation safety investigation report

Rail transportation safety investigation R26Q0001

The occurrence

On 12 January 2026 at around 0130 Eastern Standard Time, a VIA Rail Canada Inc. passenger train was travelling eastward on the main track of the Montmagny Subdivision when it struck two tractor-trailers that were parked too close to the rails near Saint-Alexandre-de-Kamouraska, Quebec.

Two locomotives and four passenger cars derailed upright. No injuries or leaks were reported. The TSB is investigating.

Rail transportation safety investigation R25Q0097

The occurrence

On 28 December 2025, a train operated by Quebec North Shore and Labrador Railway was travelling southward on the main track of the Wacouna Subdivision when 29 cars loaded with iron ore and a mid-train locomotive derailed at Mile 36.7 near Sept-Îles, Quebec.

The locomotive’s fuel tank was damaged, causing an unknown amount of diesel fuel to leak. No injuries were reported. The TSB is investigating.

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Figure 2. View of tail-end locomotive and derailed cars (Source: Canadian National Railway Company)

Investigation report: Main-track derailment near Devlin, Ontario

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TSB deploying to train derailment near Vanderhoof, BC

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Figure 4. Side and front views of Signal 722N (Source: TSB)

Passenger train passes stop signal during movement to maintenance facility in Montréal, Quebec

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