Rail transportation

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Rail transportation safety investigation report

Rail transportation safety investigation R26W0050

The occurrence 

On 25 May 2026, CN freight train 117 was proceeding west on the north main track of the Rivers Subdivision in Levine, Manitoba, when it passed signal 1385N displaying a Stop indication. The locomotive engineer applied the train brakes approximately 335 feet before the signal, followed by an emergency brake application as the train reached it. The train stopped about 112 feet beyond the signal.

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Deployment

TSB deploys a team of investigators following a train derailment in Calgary, Alberta

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Figure 3. Derailed locomotive QNSL 502 with inset showing its punctured fuel tank  (Source of main image: TSB. Source of inset image: TSB)

Investigation report: Main-track train derailment near Sept-Îles, Quebec