Place du Centre
200 Promenade du Portage, 4th Floor
Gatineau QC K1A 1K8
26 April 2016
617-09/16
R16W0074
Letter addressed to the Director General, Rail Safety, Transport Canada
On 03 November 2024, a train operated by Quebec North Shore and Labrador Railway, consisting of 240 cars loaded with iron ore, derailed approximately 25 miles north of Sept-Îles, Quebec. The first 7 cars derailed when the train was travelling southward at approximately 22 mph.
The main track was damaged over approximately 250 feet, but there were no injuries nor damage to the environment. The TSB is investigating.
On 01 November 2024, a Canadian National Railway Company (CN) freight train was travelling south on the Three Hills Subdivision when 10 rail cars derailed near Beiseker, Alberta.
An unknown amount of dangerous goods was released from one of the tank cars. There was no fire, and no injuries were reported. The TSB is investigating.
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On 29 September 2024, at approximately 1733 Eastern Daylight Time, a VIA Rail Canada Inc. (VIA Rail) train was backing up eastward when it passed a stop signal without authorization and damaged a main track switch at the entrance to the Victoria Bridge in Montreal (Quebec). At the same time, a CN freight train traveling westbound on the same track came to a stop approximately 1700 feet from the tail of the VIA Rail train.
