Train Derailment
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Ohio residents see US$600M class-action settlement approved for train derailmentJudge Benita Pearson gave the deal final approval after a hearing where the lawyers who negotiated it with the railroad argued that residents overwhelmingly supported it.U.S. NewsSep 25
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Sask. highway blocked after train derailment near Gull LakeA train derailment outside the community of Gull Lake, Sask., has caused highway closures and detours, according to Saskatchewan RCMP.CanadaJul 22
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Chemicals from Ohio train derailment ‘likely’ spread to Canada, data showsThe study looked at precipitation and pollution data from the weeks after the Feb. 2023 derailment, when around 50 Norfolk Southern train cars veered off the tracks.TrendingJun 21
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2021 Silton, Sask. train derailment caused by broken railThe Transportation Safety Board of Canada released the results of the investigation Tuesday, saying a west rail had cracked over time and broke when the train passed over it.CanadaMar 26
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Alcohol a factor in 2021 Ontario train crash: TSBThe Sept. 2, 2021 crash saw four locomotives and 16 cars derail after a CN train heading west to Toronto crashed into another CN train on a side track in the town of Prescott.CanadaMar 13
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Emergency crews respond to train derailment in St. AlbertEmergency crews were called to a train derailment in St. Albert, Alta., on Monday morning, but RCMP say no injuries were reported.CanadaMar 4
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Broken wheel cause of massive train derailment in 2020 near Hope, B.C.The TSB said no dangerous goods were involved, though six million kilograms of potash were spilled.CanadaFeb 27
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Union raises safety concerns following 3 B.C. derailments in under 2 monthsRailway safety was launched into the public spotlight in Canada after the July 2013 Lac-Mégantic disaster, which killed 47 people and forced the evacuation of about 100 others.CanadaFeb 21
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Diesel spill cleanup underway after train derailment near Revelstoke, B.C.According to CPKC, one of its trains struck a stationary train on the tracks Friday night causing locomotives and grain cars to derail. Cleanup continued through the long weekend.EnvironmentFeb 19
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TSB investigating train derailment near Field, B.C. SaturdayInvestigators from the Transportation Safety Board of Canada were deployed Saturday to the site of a train derailment near Field, B.C.CanadaFeb 18
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