• July 30, 2020
• Ballast, Ties, Rail, Class 1, Freight, Railroad News, Track Construction, Track Structure

Canadian National derailment earlier this year caused by ‘ice jacking’

The Transportation Safety Board of Canada has released a report of its findings after investigating a Canadian National derailment that occurred on February 18, 2020 at Emo, Ontario, northeast of the Minnesota

• January 28, 2020
• Class 1, Freight, News, Railroad News, Regulatory, Safety/Training

Teamsters Canada Rail Conference & Transportation Safety Board investigator call for new investigation into CP derailment

Following up on a story we posted yesterday about families of those killed in the Kicking Horse River CP derailment and crash on Feb. 4, 2019 near Field, B.C., the Teamsters Canada

• July 25, 2018
• Ballast, Ties, Rail, Class 1, ON Track Maintenance, Safety/Training

TSB points to failed thermite weld as cause of CP Manitoba derailment

The Transportation Safety Board (TSB) of Canada has determined that a derailment last year near Dominion City, Manitoba, was caused by a thermite weld failure.

• June 27, 2018
• Class 1, Regulatory, Safety/Training, Yards & Terminals

Uncontrolled train movement prompts TSB to call for updated employee qualification standards

An incident involving a train rolling uncontrolled for three miles has prompted the Transportation Safety Board of Canada to recommend an update to employee qualification standards.