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Rail transportation safety investigation report

Rail transportation safety investigation R24D0070

The occurrence

On 29 September 2024, at approximately 1733 Eastern Daylight Time, a VIA Rail Canada Inc. (VIA Rail) train was backing up eastward when it passed a stop signal without authorization and damaged a main track switch at the entrance to the Victoria Bridge in Montreal (Quebec). At the same time, a CN freight train traveling westbound on the same track came to a stop approximately 1700 feet from the tail of the VIA Rail train.

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TSB deploys a team of investigators following a train derailment near Calgary, Alberta

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TSB deployed an investigator following a crossing collision near Gerald, Saskatchewan

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Figure 2. Head end of train CN 372, as seen from the locomotive on train VIA 67, after both trains had stopped (Source: VIA Rail Canada Inc.)

Risk of collision between two trains in Ontario highlights the need for physical safety defences on Canada’s railways

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