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Almost 13% of homes, over 11,000 residences, are situated within 300 m of a rail line, and 62 of the rail crossings are at grade. ... Dan Olech of Transport Canada provided an update on hazard material transportation regulations at…

The recent tragic accident in Arizona involving an autonomous vehicle and a pedestrian raises some important questions about liability. While not yet available to consumers, self-driving cars are being tested on streets throughout the United States and...

No one was hurt when the empty Canadian Pacific Railway freight car rolled across two public crossings in the early morning hours of March 27, 2016, before coming to a stop on the tracks. The board notes its investigation into…

The Transportation Safety Board says the crew did not connect the air breaks on the railway car and there was no safety device called a derail to prevent it from moving onto the main track. No one was hurt when…

Rolling uncontrolled, the car entered the main track, travelled about a mile, including through two public railway crossings, before coming to a stop. ... As a result of the TSB investigation into the 2013 Lac-Mégantic accident, the Board recommended that…