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Saskatchewan has 8,722 km of track with 5005 railway crossings, accounting for 21 per cent of all Canadian crossings, the second highest number in Canada. According to the Transportation Safety Board, federally regulated railways in Saskatchewan saw a ...

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…