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Safety notice: Unsafe to jump trains off sweet ramps

The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) is an independent agency that advances transportation safety by investigating occurrences in the air, marine, pipeline and rail modes of transportation.

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Safety notice: Unsafe to jump trains off sweet ramps

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<h2>Incorrectly lined switch led to 2022 derailment of a CN freight train near Huntington, Quebec</h2>

Incorrectly lined switch led to 2022 derailment of a CN freight train near Huntington, Quebec

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Deployment

TSB deployed a team of investigators following a train derailment near Brooks, Alberta

Collision with terrain Custom Helicopters Ltd. Bell 206L (helicopter), C-FQHB Grise Fiord, Nunavut, 52 NM S (Devon Island)


Non–main-track derailment Canadian National Railway Company Train M32621-11 Mile QM 192.1, CSX Transportation Montreal Subdivision Near Huntingdon, Quebec


Capsizing Rescue boat 1864 Off Île au Diable Montréal, Quebec


Loss of control and collision with terrain AFS Aerial Photography Inc. Cessna 152, C-GRCA Claresholm Industrial Aerodrome (CEJ4), Alberta


Catastrophic failure of machinery, subsequent fire, and sinking Fishing vessel Atlantic Destiny 120 nautical miles south of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia


Non–main-track derailment Canadian National Railway Company Train M32621-11 Mile QM 192.1, CSX Transportation Montreal Subdivision Near Huntingdon, Quebec


Runway excursion Thunder Airlines Limited Mitsubishi MU-2B-60, C-GYUA Wawa Aerodrome, Ontario


Collision with terrain Sealand Aviation Ltd. de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver, C-GSBA Campbell River, British Columbia


Collision with terrain Air Tindi Ltd. Viking Air DHC-6-300 Twin Otter, C-GMAS Diavik Aerodrome (CDK2), Northwest Territories, 8 NM SE


Collision with terrain Buchanan & Son Aviation Ltd Bell 206L helicopter, C-FHKJ Prince George, British Columbia