Archive for the 'Transport Canada' Category
• September 25, 2014 •
Comments Off on Canadian National Railway Grain Hauling Fine a Joke
Posted in Canadian National Railway, Canadian Pacific Railway, Rail and Reason, Transport Canada
Tags: Canada Transportation Act Review Secretariat, Canadian National Railway, Canadian Pacific Railway, CN fine, Fair Rail for Grain Farmers Act, Malcolm Allen, Rail and Reason, safety, shippers, Transport Canada, Wade Sobkowich
• July 13, 2014 •
Comments Off on Dangerous Goods Rail Accidents Rising Following Lac-Megantic Oil Train Disaster
Posted in Derailment, shipping oil by rail, Transport Canada, Transportation Safety Board of Canada
Tags: dangerous goods, derailments, explosions, fires, Harry Gow, Lac Megantic, railway accidents, shipping oil by rail, Transport Action Canada, Transport Canada, Transportation Safety Board of Canada
• January 16, 2014 •
Comments Off on Canadian National Railway Derailment of Dangerous Goods in Edmonton
Posted in Canadian National Railway, CN Railway, Derailment, Federation of Canadian Municipalities, Leaks, Transport Canada
Tags: Brian Williams, Canadian National Railway, CN Rail, derailment, Emily Hamer, Federation of Canadian Municipalities, leaks, Transport Canada, Warren Chandler
• December 14, 2013 •
Comments Off on Transport Canada has Ignored Repeated Warnings about Rail Safety
Posted in Deteriorating rail infrastructure, Safety, shipping oil by rail, Spills, Transport Canada, Transportation Safety Board of Canada
Tags: dangerous goods, deteriorating rail infrastructure, Lac Megantic, rail safety, railway spills, shipping oil by rail, Tom Mulcair, Transport Canada, Transportation Safety Board of Canada
• July 30, 2013 •
Comments Off on Update on Lac-Megantic Crude Oil Derailment, Spill, Explosion and Fires
Posted in Derailment, Safety, shipping oil by rail, Spills, Transport Canada, Transportation Safety Board of Canada
Tags: deadly rail disaster, environmental rail disaster, Lac Megantic, Mark Winfield, Montreal Maine and Atlantic Railway, railway safety, shipping oil by rail, Transport Canada, Transportation Safety Board of Canada
• July 16, 2013 •
Comments Off on Death Toll from Crude Oil Derailment and Explosion Climbs to 38
Posted in Derailment, Fire, shipping oil by rail, Spills, Transport Canada, Transportation Safety Board of Canada
Tags: crude oil spill, deaths, derailment, Lac Megantic, shipping oil by rail, Transport Canada
• July 10, 2013 •
Comments Off on Shipping Oil by Rail is Disastrous
Posted in Canadian National Railway, CN Railway, Derailment, Environmental impact, Olivia Chow, Safety, shipping oil by rail, Spills, Transport Canada
Tags: Canadian National Railway, CN Railway, Lac Megantic, shipping oil by rail, Transport Canada
• January 23, 2013 •
Comments Off on CN Derailment Points to Weak Transport Canada
Posted in Canadian National Railway, CN Railway, Derailment, Deteriorating rail infrastructure, Safety, too long trains, Transport Canada, Transportation Safety Board of Canada
Tags: Association of American Railroads, too heavy trains, too long trains, Wheel Impact Load Detectors
• October 17, 2012 •
Comments Off on Rail Shippers Looking for More Fairness
Posted in Bob Ballantyne, Canadian National Railway, Canadian Pacific Railway, Claude Mongeau, Coalition of Rail Shippers, monopoly, Rail Freight Service Review, Transport Canada
Tags: Bob Ballantyne, Canadian National Railway, Canadian Pacific Railway, Claude Mongeau, Coalition of Rail Shippers, Rail Freight Service Review, railway monopoly
• September 30, 2012 •
Comments Off on CN Worker Death Caused by Lack of Safety Measures
Posted in Canada Safety Council, Canadian National Railway, Cando Contracting Ltd., Imperial Oil, Rail yard, Strathcona County, Transport Canada, Transportation Safety Board of Canada, Via Rail
Tags: Cando Contracting Ltd., CN death, Imperial Oil Ltd., rail yard safety, Transportation Safety Board of Canada, Via Rail