Rail transportation

The occurrence

On 21 November 2023, exo commuter train 1212 (EXO 1212), consisting of a locomotive and 3 multilevel passenger cars with 8 passengers and 2 crew members on board, was stopped at the exo Saint-Léonard–Montréal-Nord station, at Mile 135.89 of the CN St-Laurent Subdivision.

The occurrence

On 19 November 2023, a Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway (BNSF) freight train was proceeding northbound on the main track of the New Westminster Subdivision in Delta, British Columbia, at Mile 133.5, when it passed a stop signal and struck the side of a southbound mixed merchandise BNSF freight train.

The occurrence

On 05 February 2024, a Canadian Pacific Railway Company (CPKC) mixed freight train travelling from Montreal, Quebec to Edmonton, Alberta, was proceeding west on the Brooks Subdivision when 18 intermodal flat cars (41 platforms ) carrying various goods, including dangerous goods, derailed near Brooks, Alberta. The second locomotive was also damaged as a result of the derailment.

The occurrence

On 11 February 2024, a Canadian Pacific Railway Company (CPKC) remotely controlled switching assignment was pushing 63 cars westward on a track in Kipp Yard when the lead car of the movement struck a cut of 78 stationary cars.

As a result of the collision, a total of 11 cars derailed, including 7 cars containing dangerous goods. There were no leaks or injuries reported. The TSB is investigating.