Deployment notice

TSB has deployed an investigator following the derailment of a Canadian Pacific freight train near Bassano, Alberta

Calgary, Alberta,  — 

The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) has deployed an investigator following the derailment of a Canadian Pacific freight train near Bassano, Alberta, yesterday. The TSB will gather information and assess the occurrence.


The TSB is an independent agency that investigates air, marine, pipeline, and rail transportation occurrences. Its sole aim is the advancement of transportation safety. It is not the function of the Board to assign fault or determine civil or criminal liability.

For more information, contact:
Transportation Safety Board of Canada
Media Relations
Telephone: 819-360-4376
Email: media@tsb.gc.ca