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Rail transportation safety investigation report
Rail transportation safety investigation R25V0149
The occurrence
On 29 November 2025, a Canadian Pacific Railway Company mixed freight train, destined for the United States, was proceeding west on the Cranbrook Subdivision, about 10 miles east of Cranbrook, British Columbia. The train was designated as a higher risk key train as it was carrying more than 35 loaded tank cars of liquified petroleum gas (LPG) along with multiple other dangerous goods.
Rail transportation safety investigation R25C0131
The occurrence
On 27 November 2025, a Canadian Pacific Railway Company freight train consisting of 160 cars was travelling south on the main-track of the Aldersyde Subdivision near Champion, Alberta, when a train-initiated emergency brake application occurred at mile 38.76. After the train came to a stop, the crew conducted an inspection and found that 34 cars had derailed, blocking two roadways in the area.
Table 1. Railway occurrences and casualties, March 2026
| March | Year to date (March) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 | 2025 | 2021-2025 average | 2026 | 2025 | 2021-2025 average | |
Table 5. Non-main track derailment accidents and incidents by province, March 2026
| March | Year to date (March) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 | 2025 | 2021-2025 average | 2026 | 2025 | 2021-2025 average | |
Table 4. Non-main track collision accidents and incidents by province, March 2026
| March | Year to date (March) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 | 2025 | 2021-2025 average | 2026 | 2025 | 2021-2025 average | |
Table 3. Main track derailment accidents and incidents by province, March 2026
| March | Year to date (March) | ||||
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2026 | 2025 | 2021-2025 average | 2026 | 2025 | 2021-2025 average | |
Table 2. Railway crossing and trespasser accidents by province, March 2026
| Crossings with type recorded (year to date 2026) | All crossings (year to date) | Tresspasser (year to date) | |||||
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Public automated | Public passive | |||||||
Rail transportation safety investigation R25C0114
The occurrence
On 01 November 2025, a Canadian Pacific Railway Company mixed freight train, carrying 108 loaded cars and 28 empty cars, was travelling westward on the Thompson Subdivision when 17 cars and a mid-train remote locomotive derailed on the south shore of Kamloops Lake, approximately 14 miles west of Kamloops, British Columbia.