Main-track derailment Canadian National Railway Freight train A40541-05 Mile 74.58, Margo subdivision Clair, Saskatchewan 07 October 2014 .: TU3-6/14-0256E-PDF
On 07 October 2014, at approximately 1135 Central Standard Time, Canadian National Railway (CN) freight train A40541-05 was proceeding westward on the CN Margo Subdivision when it derailed 26 cars, including 6 tank cars loaded with dangerous goods, at Mile 74.58 near Clair, Saskatchewan. Two of the tank cars, which were loaded with petroleum distillates (UN 1268), released product that subsequently caught fire. As a precaution, approximately 50 residents within a two-mile radius were evacuated and Provincial Highway 5 was closed. Approximately 650 feet of track was destroyed. There were no injuries.
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| Department/Agency | Transportation Safety Board of Canada. |
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| Title | Main-track derailment Canadian National Railway Freight train A40541-05 Mile 74.58, Margo subdivision Clair, Saskatchewan 07 October 2014 . |
| Series title | Railway investigation report ; R14W0256 |
| Publication type | Series - View Master Record |
| Language | [English] |
| Other language editions | [French] |
| Format | Electronic |
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| Note(s) | Issued also in French under title: Déraillement en voie principale Chemin de fer Canadien National Train de marchandises A40541-05 Point milliaire 74,58, subdivision Margo Clair (Saskatchewan) 7 octobre 2014. |
| Publishing information | Gatineau, QC : Transportation Safety Board of Canada, c2016. |
| Description | ii, 62 p. : ill., photos. |
| ISBN | 978-0-660-04464-4 |
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| Subject terms | Railway accidents |