Rail transportation
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Rail transportation safety investigation report
Update on derailment of VIA Rail Canada Train 92 (R12T0038) near Burlington, Ontario, in February 2012
TSB concerned about the risk of derailment of heavy passenger locomotives on lower classes of track
Rail transportation safety recommendation R00-03
Reassessment of the responses from Transport Canada to Rail Safety Recommendation R00-03
Reassessment of the responses from TSB Recommendation R00-04
Consistent recognition of signals
Background
On 11 August 1998, at approximately 1810 Pacific daylight time, Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) train No. 463-11 (train 463) collided with the rear-end of CP train No. 839-020 (train 839) at Mile 78.0 of CP’s Shuswap Subdivision, near Notch Hill, British Columbia. One car on train 463 and two cars on train 839 derailed. There were no injuries.