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CN Rail Tracks Near Repentigny Derailment Had Structural Problems: TSB
Investigators found missing rail anchors and skewed ties that likely reduced track stability and caused the derailment, with no injuries reported.
- The Transportation Safety Board of Canada identified "several deficiencies" on CN Rail tracks in Repentigny, Que., following the July 5 derailment of a 172-car freight train.
- Specifically, investigators found missing or displaced rail anchors between Mile 118 and Mile 121, which reduced track stability, with rails shifting by nearly nine cm.
- Transport Canada temporarily reduced train speeds in Repentigny from 80 km/h to 15 km/h. "These reduced speeds will remain in effect until all required inspections, testing, and follow-up work have been completed," the ministry stated last week.
- Repentigny Mayor Nicolas Dufour and city council passed a resolution Tuesday asking Ottawa to "reassess the speed limits applicable to rail trains travelling in densely populated urban areas" to restore citizens' sense of security.
- Inspectors recommended Transport Canada verify safety along the Joliette subdivision. While 46 cars derailed near residences, no injuries occurred and no dangerous goods were released during the July 5 incident.
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The TSB's preliminary investigation following the derailment of a freight train at Repentigny identified several "deficiencies" on the track.
·Montreal, Canada
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CN Rail tracks near Repentigny derailment had structural problems: TSB
MONTREAL - The Transportation Safety Board of Canada says it found several deficiencies in a stretch of CN Rail tracks near the site of a train derailment northeast of Montreal.
·Toronto, Canada
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TVA Nouvelles+2 Reposted by 2 other sources
Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) investigation related to freight train derailment
·Montreal, Canada
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Antagonists were missing or moved to a few places on the track where a train derailed in Repentigny on July 5th. This was raised by the Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) in a safety notice.
·Montreal, Canada
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