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Ottawa to retire DOT-111 rail tanker cars ahead of schedule

WATCH ABOVE: Federal Transport Minister Marc Garneau announced Monday that Ottawa will eliminate the use of DOT-111 rail cars to transport crude oil by November 2016 – Jul 25, 2016

MONTREAL – Transport Minister Marc Garneau is confirming older DOT-111 rail tanker cars will not be able to transport crude oil as of Nov. 1.

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The cars are the same model that was involved in the deadly Lac-Mégantic tragedy in which 47 people died three years ago.

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The ban kicks in on Nov. 1, six months earlier than planned for “non-jacketed” cars – those without a layer of thermal protection – and 16 months earlier than cars with jackets.

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Garneau made the official announcement in Montreal today, a few days after telling The Canadian Press about the news in an interview.

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On July 6, 2013, a runaway freight train pulling 72 crude-oil laden DOT-111s derailed and exploded, killing 47 people and flattening downtown Lac-Mégantic.

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