Benefits of Improved Brakes on Oil Trains Miscalculated by U.S. December 28, 2018 By MATTHEW BROWN President Donald Trump’s administration miscalculated the potential benefits of putting better brakes on trains that haul explosive fuels when it...
Railway Won’t Stand Trial for Canada Train Disaster April 6, 2018 The bankrupt railway at the center of a 2013 train derailment that killed 47 people in the Canadian province of...
Not Guilty Verdict in Quebec Train Disaster Trial January 22, 2018 Three men charged in a criminal negligence trial stemming from a 2013 derailment that killed 47 people in the Canadian...
Canada Files Railway, Environmental Charges in 2013 Lac-Megantic Oil Train Crash June 25, 2015 By Mike De Souza and Allison Lampert The Canadian government on Monday charged the Montreal Maine & Atlantic Canada Railway Ltd, its affiliate and eight people with...
Poor Oversight and Safety Practices Led to Quebec Train Disaster August 21, 2014 By ROB GILLIES The weak safety culture of a now-defunct railway company and poor government oversight were among the many factors that led...
New Safety Measures Needed After Canada Oil Train Crash August 19, 2014 By Frederic Tomesco and Greg Quinn Canada must take a greater role to improve rail safety and demand railroads put measures in place to prevent runaway...
$25M in Insurance Payouts So Far in Lac-Megantic Oil Train Explosion July 7, 2014 By BENJAMIN SHINGLER Backhoes and bulldozers are still digging out oil-seeped soil and pavement in the center of this lakeside Quebec town. Where...
Criminal Charges for Quebec Crash Rail Company, Workers May 13, 2014 By Frederic Tomesco Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railway Ltd. and three of its employees have been charged with criminal negligence in connection with...
CP Rail Advocates Shipping Insurance After Lac-Megantic Oil Train Deprailment, April 7, 2014 By Randall Palmer Governments should require companies shipping crude oil by rail to carry enough liability insurance to make up for shortfalls in...
Canadian Review Urges Better Safety in Crude Oil Train Transport February 19, 2014 By Julie Gordon A Canadian government-backed review of the type of rail car involved in last year’s deadly Lac-Megantic crash found that industry,...