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Rail transportation safety investigation report

Misaligned switch led to inadvertent diversion of VIA Rail passenger train into a siding at Hegadorn, Quebec

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Rail transportation safety investigation R13D0054

The occurrence

On , shortly before 0100 Eastern Daylight Time, eastward Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railway freight train MMA-002, which was parked unattended for the night at Nantes, Quebec, started to roll. The train travelled approximately 7.2 miles, reaching a speed of 65 mph. At around 0115, when MMA-002 approached the centre of the town of Lac-Mégantic, Quebec, 63 tank cars carrying petroleum crude oil (UN 1267) and 2 box cars derailed. About 6 million litres of petroleum crude oil spilled.

Many factors combined to cause the April 2012 derailment of Canadian Pacific freight train in Alberta

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TSB calls for fundamental changes in wake of 2012 VIA Rail crash near Burlington, Ontario

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Insufficient brakes applied to cars placed in a siding led to January 2012 train collision near Hanlon, Alberta

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Defective brake components and faulty wheel sets must be identified in a timely manner

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Update on derailment of VIA Rail Canada Train 92 (R12T0038) near Burlington, Ontario, in February 2012

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TSB concerned about the risk of derailment of heavy passenger locomotives on lower classes of track

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Broken wheel led to train derailment near Cariboo, British Columbia

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Defective brakes, inadequate inspections led to freight train runaway in Northern Quebec

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