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Not enough being done to reduce runaway rail cars: TSB

  • March 20, 2018
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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…

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Runaway rail car in Saskatoon underlines ‘not sufficient’ safety: TSB

  • March 20, 2018
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The train ended up stopping on the main line. No one was injured. The TSB's investigation report stated that “current defences are not sufficient to reduce the number of uncontrolled movements and improve safety.” Physical defences ensure railway equipment is…

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Nix the Freight Holding Tracks

  • March 20, 2018
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FRA must be aware that Canadian Pacific will not and cannot make a promise to limit freight traffic on this rail line, due to its own future predictions of economic need. Even if no additional freight trains are put on…

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Forgetting air brakes cause of runaway train car in Saskatoon: TSB

  • March 20, 2018
  • Google Alert - railway, railroad, crossing, canada
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The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) says the failure to use air brakes caused an empty freight car to roll uncontrolled out of Canadian Pacific's Sutherland Yard and onto the main train track. TSB released its report Tuesday into…

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Runaway CP rail car in Saskatoon highlights need to improve safety: Transportation Safety Board

  • March 20, 2018
  • Google Alert - railway, railroad, crossing, canada
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Two years ago, an empty rail car detached from a string of cars in Saskatoon's Sutherland neighbourhood and rolled for a kilometre and a half through two public crossings in the east-side suburb. The Transportation Safety Board says this highlights…

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