Rail transportation
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Rail transportation safety investigation report
Rail transportation safety investigation R19D0065
The occurrence
On , a Canadian National Railway Company train was proceeding Southward on the Joliette Subdivision when it went into emergency near L’Assomption, Quebec. A follow-up crew inspection found 13 cars had derailed. No injuries or spills were reported.
Rail transportation safety investigation R19C0111
The occurrence
On 11 October 2019, at 0205,Footnote 1 Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) train 369-406, proceeding westward at approximately 39 mph, derailed 28 rail cars (cars 2 to 29) at Mile 85.0 on the CP Taber Subdivision near Barnwell, Alberta. Authorized train speed for westbound trains at this location was 40 mph.
Rail transportation safety investigation R19C0088
The occurrence
On , a Canadian Pacific train was proceeding eastward at 35 mph when 22 cars, including 5 dangerous goods tank cars, derailed at mile 126.5 of the Maple Creek Subdivision in Irvine, Alberta. Emergency services were deployed, the area was evacuated, and no injuries were reported.
Rail transportation safety investigation R19C0038
The occurrence
On 9 March 2019, a Canadian Pacific switching assignment being operated by two crew members using a remote control system (Beltpack) was moving south on the Brooks Subdivision when it collided with another train also proceeding south on the same track, near Calgary, Alberta. The collision caused 12 cars and 2 locomotives to derail. No injuries or spills were reported.
Rail transportation safety investigation R19E0150
The occurrence
On , a Canadian National (CN) loaded unit grain train, proceeding westward at about 41 mph on the Vegreville Subdivision, experienced an emergency brake application, leading to the derailment of 18 cars near Chipman, Alberta. No dangerous goods were involved, and no injuries or fire were reported.