View the letter as a pdf Securement of Equipment and Trains Left Unattended Place du Centre 4th Floor 200 Promenade du Portage Gatineau, Quebec K1A 1K8 617-09/13 18 July 2013 Mr. Luc Bourdon (ASR) Director General, Rail Safety Transport Canada…
Transport Canada Announces Emergency Directive to Increase Rail Safety
No. H096/13 For release – July 23, 2013 OTTAWA — Today, Transport Canada announced an emergency directive pursuant to section 33 of the Railway Safety Act to increase rail safety. Although the cause of the accident in Lac-Mégantic remains unknown at this time, Transport…
Appendix A to Transport Canada’s Rail Safety Advisory Letter-09/13
Over the years, the TSB has investigated a number of similar runaway accidents. A summary of several of the more significant accidents is appended below: R96C0172 (Edson) – On 12 August 1996, all 3 three occupants in the operating cab of…