Main-track train derailment, Canadian National Railway Company, freight train U70451-10, mile 111.7, Ruel subdivision, Gladwick, Ontario, 14 February 2015 .: TU3-6/15-0013E-PDF

"On 14 February 2015, at about 2335 Eastern Standard Time, Canadian National Railway Company (CN) crude oil unit train U70451-10 was proceeding eastward at about 38 mph on CN’s Ruel Subdivision when it experienced a train-initiated emergency brake application at Mile 111.7, at Gladwick, near Gogama, Ontario. A subsequent inspection determined that the 7th through 35th cars (29 cars in total) had derailed. Nineteen of the tank cars were breached, and about 1.7 million litres of petroleum crude oil were released to either atmosphere or surface. The released product ignited, and the fires burned for 5 days. About 900 feet of mainline track was destroyed. There was no evacuation, and there were no injuries”--Summary, title page.

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Publication information
Department/Agency Transportation Safety Board of Canada.
Title Main-track train derailment, Canadian National Railway Company, freight train U70451-10, mile 111.7, Ruel subdivision, Gladwick, Ontario, 14 February 2015 .
Series title Railway investigation report ; R15H0013
Publication type Series - View Master Record
Language [English]
Other language editions [French]
Format Electronic
Electronic document
Note(s) Issued also in French under title: Déraillement en voie principale, Compagnie des chemins de fer nationaux du Canada, train de marchandises U70451-10, point milliaire 111,7, subdivision de Ruel, Gladwick (Ontario), 14 février 2015.
Includes bibliographical references.
Publishing information Gatineau, QC : Transportation Safety Board of Canada, c2017.
Description v, 100 p. : col. maps, col. photos.
ISBN 978-0-660-07280-7
Catalogue number
  • TU3-6/15-0013E-PDF
Subject terms Railway accidents
Investigations
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