Rail Reflexions Magazine

Issue 20, Winter 2004

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• Track Maintenance and Dangerous Goods
• Toxic Spill
• Switches, Speeds and Stopping Distance
• Stop . . . but When?
• Long Trains and Brakes
• Statistics
• Summaries
• Investigations
• Final Reports

Figures

• Figure 1 - Sketch showing position of trains and signals

Photos

• Photo 1 - As a result of the derailment, dangerous goods spilled. Most of the dangerous goods burned in the fire and some had to be transferred
• Photo 2 - Wreckage from the derailment was spread over a wide area
• Photo 3 - The rail fractured at a thermite weld
• Photo 4 - Derailed tank cars overturned and resting in ditch
• Photo 5 - The broken rail at the point of divergence
• Photo 6 - Pre-cracks on the surface of the manway plate
• Photo 7 - Some of the damage to lead locomotive VIA 6450. Note displaced front truck under centre of locomotive (which damaged the battery boxes and diesel fuel tank) and impact marks on collision posts on the front of the locomotive. (Source: Miramichi Leader newspaper)
• Photo 8 - Switch target and tip assembly from 36-D switch at the main-track crossover at Mile 65.1 immediately after the accident, as viewed in the direction of travel by the VIA train crew
• Photo 9 - Aerial view of accident site on the day of occurrence
• Photo 10 - Burnt-off journal and wheel assembly from car SOO 18748
• Photo 11 - Damaged tank car CHAX 225
• Photo 12 - Aerial photo of accident site (Source: Natural Resources Canada)

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