DORVAL, Quebec — A shifting load caused a 21 cars of a 95-car Canadian Pacific train to derail in Quebec in July 2018, the Transportation Safety Board of Canada determined in an investigation report released earlier this month.
A 21-foot section of stock rail fell from an A-frame flat car and was struck by the following box car, leading to the July 16 derailment near Saint-Polycarpe, Que., according to the report. The rail and unbundled crossties had been loaded onto the flat car in Winnipeg, Manitoba, but were not secured with sufficient lateral restraint. The ties eventually shifted; steel bands eventually broke, allowing the rail — loaded on top of the ties — to fall off the car and trigger the accident.
The finding led the TSB to issue a safety advisory letter asking Transport Canada to review CP’s loading practices for open-top cars.
Mr. Rice,
What supplier would load both rail and ties? And put the heavy rail on top? This is most likely self-inflicted.
Anna Just think what the cars look like if it’s loaded . lol
Lawd a’mighty that autorack is bent like a pretzel…
The supplier probably loaded the car, not CP. CP probably did a walk by inspection.
YOWSA!
OUCH!
Looks like the auto rack tried to make a u-turn.