Rail transportation

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Rail transportation safety investigation report

Rail transportation safety investigation R15D0103

The occurrence

On, a cut of empty intermodal cars in the possession of Canadian Pacific Railway and stored near the Hochelaga Yard in Montréal, Quebec, ran uncontrolled, resulting in the derailmcars. The cars and railway track sustained damage. One car struck the wall of a property adjacent to the railway right-of-way. The occupants of 7 homes were evacuated. No dangerous goods were involved, and there were no injuries.