Edmonton Sun – Rail fractures led to train derailment at Gainford

Rail fractures led to train derailment at Gainford   2015/02/24, www.edmontonsun.com A CN train carrying crude oil and liquefied petroleum gas derailed around 1 a.m. on Saturday Oct. 19, 2013 in Gainford, Alta., 86 km west of Edmonton. In a statement issued Saturday morning, the Transportation Safety Board (TSB) of Canada said it had sent a
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The Globe and Mail – TSB says derailment shows new tank-car standards aren’t good enough

TSB says derailment shows new tank-car standards aren’t good enough 2015/02/23, The Globe and Mail, KIM MACKRAEL AND ERIC ATKINS http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/recent-derailment-shows-new-tank-car-standards-are-inadequate-tsb-says/article23160218/
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La Presse – Dépôt d’un projet de loi fédéral sur la sécurité ferroviaire

Dépôt d’un projet de loi fédéral sur la sécurité ferroviaire   La Presse, 2015/02/20, MÉLANIE MARQUIS, La Presse Canadienne, Ottawa http://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/politique/politique-canadienne/201502/20/01-4845970-depot-dun-projet-de-loi-federal-sur-la-securite-ferroviaire.php
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The Globe and Mail – Ottawa announces railway disaster-relief fund

Ottawa announces railway disaster-relief fund The Globe and Mail, 2015/02/20, ERIC ATKINS http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/ottawa-proposes-oil-by-rail-laws-that-include-derailment-fund-insurance/article23118154/
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Financial Post – TransCanada seeks U.S. approval for US$600M northbound pipeline from North Dakota

TransCanada seeks U.S. approval for US$600M northbound pipeline from North Dakota Financial Post, 2015/02/19, Blake Nicholson and James MacPherson, Associated Press (Selon ces journalistes, la construction du pipeline diminuerait le transport de pétrole par train) http://business.financialpost.com/2015/02/19/transcanada-seeks-u-s-approval-for-us600m-northbound-pipeline-from-north-dakota/?__lsa=f68f-378e
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LaPresse.ca – Sécurité ferroviaire: des moyens pour protéger Lac-Mégantic

Sécurité ferroviaire: des moyens pour protéger Lac-Mégantic La Presse, 2015/02/19, RONALD MARTEL, La Tribune http://www.lapresse.ca/la-tribune/estrie-et-regions/201502/19/01-4845465-securite-ferroviaire-des-moyens-pour-proteger-lac-megantic.php
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Oil train derailments reignite debate over railway safety rules

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/industry-news/energy-and-resources/oil-train-derailments-reignite-debate-over-railway-safety-rules/article23039713/
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West Virginia train derailment ‘It was like an atomic bomb went off’

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/international-business/us-business/west-virginia-train-derailment-fires-burn-for-hours-smoke-rising-from-derailed-tanker-cars/article23026710/
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The Globe and Mail – CN train carrying crude oil derails, catches fire in Northern Ontario

  2015/02/15 15:47, Eric Atkins A Canadian National Railway Co. train carrying 100 tank cars of crude oil derailed and caught fire in Northern Ontario early Sunday morning. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/cn-train-carrying-crude-derails-catches-fire-in-northern-ontario/article23006415/
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National Observer – Oil train trouble in Toronto: citizens demand answers

Oil train trouble in Toronto: citizens demand answers 2015/02/04, National Observer, Paul Clarke A Toronto neighbourhood is taking the unusual step of asking the Auditor General of Canada to get answers to the urban community’s oil train concerns. A Toronto neighbourhood group, alarmed by what appears to be a surge in oil trains rumbling past
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