Rail transportation

Two Watchlist issues highlighted in October 2014 VIA Rail train going through stop signal near Newtonville, Ontario

Competing priorities led to 2014 collision between two Canadian National trains in Montreal, Quebec

The effects of defective train wheels on rail at the heart of 2014 CP accident near Keyes, Manitoba

Undetected wheel defect and resultant track damage led to January 2014 train derailment and fire in Plaster Rock, New Brunswick

TSB supports Rail Safety Week and launches a safety study

Derailment and fire of second Canadian National crude oil train near Gogama, Ontario

Footnotes

A combination of factors contributed to derailment at Nickel Lake, Ontario in November 2013

Rail fractures and undetected rail defects led to October 2013 derailment and fire involving a CN train in Gainford, Alberta

Update on derailment and fire of Canadian National crude oil train near Gogama, Ontario