Rail transportation

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Rail transportation safety investigation report

Rail transportation safety investigation R18D0069

The occurrence

On , at approximately 1845 Eastern Daylight Time, Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) freight train 142-14 experienced a train-initiated emergency brake application at Mile 36.6 on the south track of CP’s Winchester Subdivision, near Saint-Polycarpe, Quebec. An inspection determined that 22 cars had derailed. There were no injuries and there was no release of dangerous goods.

Rail transportation safety investigation R19V0002

The occurrence

On , at approximately 1015 Mountain Standard Time, Canadian Pacific Railway Company freight train 401-02 was proceeding westward on the Laggan Subdivision when 15 empty cars derailed in the Upper Spiral Tunnel at Mile 128.9, near Partridge, British Columbia. There was no fire, and no dangerous goods were involved in the derailment. No one was injured.