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Rail transportation safety investigation R21H0087
The occurrence
On , VIA Rail Canada Inc. (VIA) train No. 53 was proceeding westward at 83 mph (134 km/h) when it struck a commercial cube van at a level crossing at Mile 11.75 in the Smiths Falls Subdivision. The vehicle's operator was fatally injured. One VIA service employee on the train sustained minor injuries. The train did not derail as a result of the occurrence but sustained extensive damage and could not continue.
Rail transportation safety investigation R21C0070
The occurrence
On , a Canadian National (CN) crew reported that a locomotive was producing sparks at mile 124.9 of CN’s Three Hill Subdivision in Calgary, Alberta. Local fire services responded and extinguished right of way grass fires. No injuries were reported. The unit was taken to shop for inspection.
Rail transportation safety investigation R21H0099
The occurrence
On at about 2034, an eastbound Ottawa Light Rail Transit (OLRT) train was proceeding from the north track to the south track at a speed of about 30 km/h, when it derailed about 90 m east of Tunney’s Pasture Station in Ottawa, Ontario. There were no passengers on board at the time of the derailment as the train was being moved from Tunney’s Pasture Station to OLRT Belfast Yard Maintenance and Storage Facility for repairs. The TSB deployed a team of investigators.
Rail transportation safety investigation R21H0121
The occurrence
At approximately 1215 on 19 September 2021, westbound Ottawa Light Rail Transit (OLRT) commuter train 1121-1138 was proceeding on Track 1 when motor-bogie 2 on the trailing light rail vehicle (LRV) 1121 derailed near the middle of the Tremblay station north platform.
Rail transportation safety investigation R22C0065
The occurrence
On 13 July 2022, a Canadian Pacific Railway Grain unit train was proceeding westward when 43 hopper cars derailed at mile 97.4 of the Brooks Subdivision in Bassano, Alberta. There were no injuries.
Rail transportation safety investigation R22S0165
The occurrence
On 01 December 2022, a Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) freight train was proceeding northward on the CP Weyburn Subdivision when 38 freight cars derailed in two separate derailments near Mile 119.22.