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Train collision underscores urgent need for physical fail-safe defences on Canada’s railways

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Figure 4. Damage to car EXO 3062 and the rear portion of locomotive EXO 1346 (Source: TSB)

Train collision underscores urgent need for physical fail-safe defences on Canada’s railways

Main-track collision and derailment Canadian National Railway Company freight train X37631-20 and Réseau de transport métropolitain (exo) commuter train EXO 1212 Mile 135.89, CN St-Laurent Subdivision Montréal, Quebec


Fire Fishing vessel Fundy Leader 100 nautical miles southwest of Cape Sable, Nova Scotia


Grounding General cargo vessel Heemskerkgracht Kahnawake, Quebec


Engine room fire Bulk carrier Cuyahoga Lake Erie Kingsville, Ontario


Fuel exhaustion Simpson Air (1981) Limited De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Limited DHC-2 Mk. I (Beaver) (floatplane), C-GMGD Fort Simpson Island Water Aerodrome (CEZ7), Northwest Territories, 7 NM W


Stall and collision with terrain Privately registered Morrisey (Shinn Engineering Inc.) 2150A (Varga), C-GFHZ Vermilion Aerodrome (CYVG), Alberta, 0.9 NM NW 


Loss of control at liftoff and overturn ETA Aviation et César Camp du Nord Inc. De Havilland DHC-2 MK. I (Beaver), C-FYNT Saint-Mathias Water Aerodrome (CSV9) (Quebec)


Collision with terrain Chinook Helicopters (1982) Ltd. Cessna 172S, C-GHCC Chilliwack Airport (CYCW), British Columbia, 28 NM ESE 


Loss of life Cargo vessel Polar Prince and submersible Titan 372 NM SSE Cape Race, Newfoundland and Labrador


Collision with terrain during landing Endeavor Air (dba Delta Connection) MHI RJ Aviation Group CL-600-2D24 (Regional Jet Series 900), N932XJ Toronto/Lester B. Pearson International Airport (CYYZ), Ontario