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Collision between two freight trains in 2024 highlights need for physical defences on Canada’s railways

The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) is an independent agency that advances transportation safety by investigating occurrences in the air, marine, pipeline and rail modes of transportation.

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Figure 2. Schematic of the occurrence site showing the derailed rolling stock after the collision, including the derailed locomotives and their order in the train consist (Source: TSB)

Collision between two freight trains in 2024 highlights need for physical defences on Canada’s railways

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Figure 2. Occurrence helicopter (Source: JetPhotos)

Investigation report: Fatal helicopter accident in August 2024 at Lac d’Elvert, Quebec

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Figure 2. Occurrence helicopter during the rescue (Source: Halifax Joint Rescue Coordination Centre)

Investigation report: Collision with terrain near Goose Bay Airport, Newfoundland and Labrador

Main-track train collision Canadian Pacific Railway Company, doing business as CPKC Freight trains 805-339 and 301-230 Mile 116.8, Mountain Subdivision Near Greely, British Columbia


Collision with water Privately registered Airbus AS350 B2 (helicopter), C-GGLM Lac d’Elvert, La Vérendrye Wildlife Reserve, Quebec


Collision with terrain Custom Helicopters Ltd. Bell 206L (helicopter), C-FYHN Goose Bay Airport (CYYR), Newfoundland and Labrador, 75 NM N


Controlled flight into terrain Canadian Helicopters Limited – Hélicoptères Canadiens Limitée Bell 206L (helicopter), C-GLQY Vallillee Lake, Quebec


Fire and abandonment Fishing vessel Elite Navigator 130 nautical miles east-northeast of Fogo Island, Newfoundland and Labrador


Collision with terrain during landing Endeavor Air (dba Delta Connection) MHI RJ Aviation Group CL-600-2D24 (Regional Jet Series 900), N932XJ Toronto/Lester B. Pearson International Airport (CYYZ), Ontario


Collision with terrain Northwestern Air Lease Ltd. BAE Systems Jetstream 3212, C-FNAA Fort Smith Airport (CYSM), Northwest Territories, 0.7 NM NW


Train derailment Canadian National Railway Company (CN) Mile 69, St-Hyacinthe Subdivision Longueuil, Quebec


Collision with terrain Privately registered  Piper PA-28-180, C-GGOR Brisco, British Columbia, 2 NM W


Collision with terrain 1401380 Ontario Limited (dba Wilderness North Air) Cessna 208B Caravan, C-GMVB Nakina Airport, Ontario, 30.8 NM NNW