February 16, 2019: Crude Oil Train Derailed in Canada
A Canadian National Railway crude oil train derailed in Manitoba, Canada over the weekend. Thirty-seven cars derailed on a rancher’s property in […]
Category: TSB (Canada) Alerts
December 13, 2018: Canada’s TSB Reveals Cause of Fatal 2017 Derailment in British Columbia
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada has released the findings of its investigation into the fatal derailment near Woss, British Columbia in […]
October 24, 2018: Host of errors blamed in Vancouver Island logging train derailment that claimed 3 lives
On April 20, 2017, three maintenance crew members were killed and two more were injured when a logging train derailed on Vancouver […]
August 29, 2018: Minister of Transport Issues Protective Direction No. 39
Marc Garneau, Canadian Minister of Transport, issued Protective Direction No. 39 on August 28, 2018. This Protective Direction will accelerate the removal […]
September 4, 2018: Government of Canada announces funding to improve rail safety in Alberta
On August 27, 2018, Honorable Amarjeet Sohi, Minister of Natural Resources, announced that $3.3 million will be given to support eighteen projects […]