Rail transportation

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Rail transportation safety investigation report
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<h2>TSB issues safety concern after 2021 locomotive fire and trackside fire near Elko, British Columbia</h2>

TSB issues safety concern after 2021 locomotive fire and trackside fire near Elko, British Columbia

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<h2>Undesired release of air brakes led to 2019 freight train derailment in the Upper Spiral Tunnel, British Columbia</h2>

Undesired release of air brakes led to 2019 freight train derailment in the Upper Spiral Tunnel, British Columbia

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<h2>Unstable track subgrade led to 2020 freight train derailment near Ignace, Ontario</h2>

Unstable track subgrade led to 2020 freight train derailment near Ignace, Ontario

Rail transportation safety investigation R22V0238

The occurrence

On 29 December 2022, at approximately 1003 Pacific Standard Time, Canadian Pacific Railway Company freight train 302-25 was proceeding eastward at about 28 mph on the Shuswap Subdivision when it collided with an unoccupied, stationary hi-rail vehicle at Mile 116.7 on the south main track near Campbell Creek, British Columbia. The vehicle caught fire and was destroyed. The lead locomotive sustained minor damage, but the train did not derail. There were no dangerous goods involved. No one was injured.


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<h2>Kitchener crossing accident raises concerns about Ontario’s safety oversight of its provincially regulated railways</h2>

Kitchener crossing accident raises concerns about Ontario’s safety oversight of its provincially regulated railways

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<h2>TSB releases investigation report into 2021 freight train derailment near Moncton, New Brunswick</h2>

TSB releases investigation report into 2021 freight train derailment near Moncton, New Brunswick

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<h2>Investigation report: July 2021 fire on right-of-way in Calgary, Alberta</h2>

Investigation report: July 2021 fire on right-of-way in Calgary, Alberta

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<h2>TSB releases investigation report into 2020 collision between train and track maintenance vehicle near Hornepayne, Ontario</h2>

TSB releases investigation report into 2020 collision between train and track maintenance vehicle near Hornepayne, Ontario

TSB Recommendation R22-02

All responses are those of the stakeholders to the TSB in written communications and are reproduced in full. The TSB corrects typographical errors and accessibility issues in the material it reproduces without indication but uses brackets [ ] to show other changes or to show that part of the response was omitted because it was not pertinent.

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<h2>TSB calls for Transport Canada and the Canadian railway industry to expedite implementation of automated train control systems </h2>

TSB calls for Transport Canada and the Canadian railway industry to expedite implementation of automated train control systems