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 team of investigators to the site. « The CN train derailed 13 cars including 4 units carrying petroleum crude oil and 9 units carrying liquefied petroleum gas. » the TSB said. Photo Courtesy/Parkland County
Numerous « rail fractures » led to a fiery Canadian National (CN) train derailment in October 2013 west of Edmonton at Gainford, concludes a Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) report.
On Oct. 19, 2013, a CN freight train, travelling from Edmonton to Vancouver derailed 13 cars, including four tank cars containing petroleum crude oil and nine tank cars containing liquefied petroleum gas (LPG). Two LPG tank cars were breached during the derailment and caught fire, and a third LPG car released product from its safety valve which ignited.
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