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The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) is calling for safety improvements at railway crossings for people who use assistive devices, such as wheelchairs. Upgrades could include improved lighting, more visual and audio cues, or changing the ang...

Steven Harel, whose wheelchair had become stuck and immobilized at the Robinson Street railway crossing was struck and killed by the 12,200 tonne train. The Transportation Safety Board of Canada released its report on the accident Thursday -- calling o...

MONCTON, N.B. — The Transportation Safety Board of Canada is expected to release its report today on the death of a man in a wheelchair who was killed when he got stuck on a New Brunswick rail crossing and was…

RICHMOND HILL, ON, Feb. 8, 2018 /CNW/ - The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) is deploying an investigator to a crossing accident involving a Via Rail passenger train in Kitchener, Ontario. The TSB is gathering information and assessing the…

“The rules that governor all train operations in Canada and endorsed by Transport Canada. I agree with you there is technology that could maybe not eliminate but reduce the amount of whistling. That discussion has to occur with the regulator.”…