Manitoba Train Derailment

• Hearing scheduled ahead of inquest into fatal 2018 Manitoba train derailment

  In February Manitoba’s chief medical examiner called an inquest into the death of a train operator in 2018. The hearing will decide the participants of the inquest.

  Sep 23, 2020
  
• Manitoba passenger train derailment caused by track defects, safety board says

  Safety board investigators examined more than two metres of CN track that were recovered from the scene near the community of MacGregor, about 120 kilometres west of Winnipeg.

  Aug 13, 2020
  
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• Continued highway delays while Deacons Corner train derailment clean up continues

  The train derailed roughly two kilometres east of Deacons Corner near the Trans-Canada Highway, the Rural Municipality of Springfield Fire Department confirmed.

  Canada

  Jul 30, 2020
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• High water linked to fatal train derailment in Manitoba: Transportation Safety Board

  An investigation into a fatal train derailment in northern Manitoba has found the remote track was susceptible to heavy rain and high water levels.

  Apr 23, 2020
• After 2018 Northern Manitoba train derailment, inquest called into death of conductor

  Kevin Anderson of The Pas died at the scene of the derailment, roughly 545 km northwest of Winnipeg on the Hudson Bay Rail line near Ponton, Man., Sept. 16, 2018.

  Feb 19, 2020
• Rennie, Man. train derailment caused by wheel fracture, says Transportation Safety Board

  An investigation by the Transportation Safety Board of Canada said an unnoticed wheel fracture led to a 23-car train derailment near Rennie, Man. in January, 2018.

  Traffic

  Nov 14, 2019
• Oil leak from train in Manitoba underscores need for pipelines, say supporters

  A leak from a derailed train carrying oil in western Manitoba has been contained, the railway said Saturday, but some pipeline supporters say the incident highlights the risks involved in moving oil by rail.

  Environment

  Feb 17, 2019
• About 40 derailed train cars leaking crude oil near Manitoba town of St. Lazare

  The cleanup is underway after about 40 train cars derailed early Saturday morning in rural Manitoba.

  Environment

  Feb 16, 2019
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• Beavers may be responsible for fatal train derailment in northern Manitoba

  A Transportation Safety Board investigator says beavers may have contributed to the train derailment in northern Manitoba that left one railway worker dead and another injured.

  Environment

  Sep 20, 2018