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TSB deployed a team of investigators following a train derailment near Sept-Îles, Quebec

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Rail transportation safety investigation R25T0241

The occurrence

On 16 September 2025, a Canadian Pacific Railway Company (CPKC) intermodal train was travelling east on the main track of the Nemegos Subdivision. The train consisted of three locomotives operating in a distributed power configuration (one at the front, one in the middle and one at the back), as well as 57 loaded cars. At approximately 1436 Eastern Daylight Time, while the train was travelling at about 39 miles per hour, an uninitiated emergency brake application occurred at the west siding switch (Mile 97.6) in Sultan, Ontario.

Rail transportation safety investigation R25T0189

The occurrence 

On 25 July 2025, a Canadian National Railway Company (CN) mixed-merchandise train was travelling west at approximately 30 miles per hour on the north track of the Dundas Subdivision. The train consisted of 172 cars, including 80 equipped with end-of-car cushioning devices, and was powered by three head-end locomotives and one distributed power locomotive positioned mid-train.

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TSB deploys a team of investigators following a train derailment near Cranbrook, British Columbia

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TSB deployed a team of investigators following a train derailment near Champion, Alberta

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