• December 12, 2014 •
Comments Off on Major Cities Don’t Want Dangerous Goods on Railways
Posted in Canadian National Railway, Canadian Pacific Railway, Derailment
Tags: Canadian National Railway, Canadian Pacific Railway, dangerous goods, derailments, Mayor Bonnie Crombie, Mayor Drew Dilkens, Mayor John Tory, Mississauga, rail safety, Toronto, Transport Canada, Windsor
• November 19, 2014 •
Comments Off on Railway Companies’ Bottom Line Continues to Trump Safety
Posted in Canadian National Railway, Canadian Pacific Railway, Derailment, Safety
Tags: Canadian National Railway, Canadian Pacific Railway, derailments, hazardous and dangerous goods, Lac Megantic, Mark Winfield, Peggy Nash, rail safety, Safe Rail Communities, Transport Canada
• September 26, 2014 •
Comments Off on Burlington Neighbourhood Frustrated with CN Rail Yard Activities
Posted in Canadian National Railway, Derailment, Rail yard
Tags: Canada Transportation Act Review Secretariat, Canadian National Railway, CN Aldershot Rail Yard Burlington, deaths, derailments, diesel exhaust carcinogenic effects, health, property devaluation, Rail and Reason, rail yard noise and vibration, Transport Canada, Via Rail
• August 27, 2014 •
Comments Off on Canadian National Railway Routinely Does Not Report Derailments
Posted in Canadian National Railway, Derailment
Tags: Canadian National Railway, CN Railway Derailments Other Accidents and Incidents, CN stock, derailments, Emily Hamer, Jim Feeny, lawsuit, shareholders, Transportation Safety Board of Canada
• August 10, 2014 •
Comments Off on Rash of Canadian National Railway Derailments
Posted in Canadian National Railway, Derailment, Jim Feeny, Via Rail
Tags: Canadian National Railway, CN Railway Derailments Other Accidents and Incidents, derailments, difluoromethane, fires, Jim Feeny, oil, propane, rail yard, spills, Via Rail
• July 24, 2014 •
Comments Off on Oil Train Accidents on Rise as U.S. Proposes New Safety Rules
Posted in Derailment, Safety, shipping oil by rail, Spills
Tags: American Petroleum Institute, Association of American Railroads, derailments, DOT-111 tank car, Federal Railroad Administration Office of Safety, hazardous goods, oil spills, rail safety, shipping oil by rail, Transport Canada, U.S. Department of Transportation
• 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
• May 26, 2014 •
Comments Off on Fire Departments Poorly Prepared for Oil Train Fires
Posted in Canadian National Railway, Derailment, Fire, shipping oil by rail
Tags: Association of American Railroads, Canadian National Railway, Cherry Valley, Chicago, CN Railway Derailments Other Accidents and Incidents, derailments, Elgin Joliet & Eastern Railway, explosion, fire, shipping oil by rail
• April 26, 2014 •
Comments Off on B.C. Train Derailments Jump 21% in 2013
Posted in Canadian National Railway, Canadian Pacific Railway, Derailment, shipping oil by rail, Transportation Safety Board of Canada
Tags: British Columbia, British Columbia Railway, Canadian National Railway, Canadian Pacific Railway, derailments, Mayor Ralph Drew, oil spills, pipelines, shipping oil by rail, Transportation Safety Board of Canada
• April 18, 2014 •
Comments Off on More Unreported Derailments in Canada – How Safe are Our Railroads?
Posted in Canadian National Railway, Canadian Pacific Railway, Derailment, Safety, shipping oil by rail, Transportation Safety Board of Canada
Tags: Canadian National Railway, Canadian Pacific Railway, dangerous goods, derailments, Montreal Maine and Atlantic Railway, rail safety, shipping oil by rail, Transportation Safety Board of Canada, unreported accidents
• April 2, 2014 •
Comments Off on Outdated DOT-111 Rail Tank Cars Need to be Replaced Faster
Posted in Canadian National Railway, Canadian Pacific Railway, Derailment, Safety, shipping oil by rail, Transportation Safety Board of Canada
Tags: Canadian National Railway, Canadian Pacific Railway, derailments, DOT-111 tank car, hazardous goods, Lac Megantic, safety, shipping oil by rail, Transportation Safety Board of Canada, Wendy Tadros
• March 29, 2014 •
Comments Off on Increase in Rail Accidents, Fatalities and Spills Over Previous Year
Posted in Canadian National Railway, Derailment, Spills, Transportation Safety Board of Canada
Tags: Canadian National Railway, collisions, dangerous goods, derailments, fatalities, incidents, railway accidents, spills, Transportation Safety Board of Canada
• March 16, 2014 •
Comments Off on Railways Insist Hazardous Material Lists be Kept Secret
Posted in Canadian National Railway, Canadian Pacific Railway, Derailment, Federation of Canadian Municipalities, Jim Feeny, Warren Chandler
Tags: Brian Williams, Canadian National Railway, Canadian Pacific Railway, derailments, Doug Reycraft, Federation of Canadian Municipalities, hazardous goods, Jim Feeny, Josh Matlow, Steve Parish, Warren Chandler
• March 7, 2014 •
Comments Off on U.S. Senate Conducts Hearing on Rail Safety
Posted in Derailment, Deteriorating rail infrastructure, Safety, shipping oil by rail, too long trains
Tags: American Petroleum Institute, Association of American Railroads, derailments, deteriorating rail infrastructure, Keystone XL pipeline, National Transportation Safety Board, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, shipping crude oil by rail, too long and heavy trains, U.S. Federal Railroad Administration
• March 5, 2014 •
Comments Off on Excessively Long and Heavy Trains Opposed by Railroad Workers’ Group
Posted in blocked railway crossings, Derailment, emergency response times, Safety, too long trains
Tags: blocked railway crossings, derailments, emergency services response times, fatigue, Railroad Workers United, safety, too long and heavy trains, wrecks
• March 4, 2014 •
Comments Off on U.S. Railroads Agree to Transport Oil More Safely
Posted in Derailment, National Transportation Safety Board (U.S.), Safety, shipping oil by rail
Tags: Association of American Railroads, derailments, DOT-111 tank car, ethanol, National Transportation Safety Board, rail safety, shipping crude oil by rail, U.S. Transportation Department