Rail transportation

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Rail transportation safety investigation report
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 Figure 2. Cars derailed in an accordion fashion

Incomplete training contributed to a 17-car train derailment

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Deployment

TSB deploys a team of investigators following a train derailment near Wildwood, Alberta

Rail transportation safety investigation R26Q0001

The occurrence

On 12 January 2026 at around 0130 Eastern Standard Time, a VIA Rail Canada Inc. passenger train was travelling eastward on the main track of the Montmagny Subdivision when it struck two tractor-trailers that were parked too close to the rails near Saint-Alexandre-de-Kamouraska, Quebec.

Two locomotives and four passenger cars derailed upright. No injuries or leaks were reported. The TSB is investigating.