Main-track derailment, Canadian National Railway, freight train M30511-17, mile 212.8, Napadogan subdivision, Saint-Basile, New Brunswick, 17 April 2015 .: TU3-6/15-0034E-PDF

"On 17 April 2015, at approximately 1450 Atlantic Daylight Time, westbound Canadian National Railway freight train M30511-17, travelling at 46 mph, derailed 35 rail cars and 1 distributed power locomotive at Mile 212.8 on the Napadogan Subdivision, near Saint-Basile, New Brunswick. The derailment destroyed approximately 900 feet of main track. Twenty of the derailed rail cars were residue tank cars that had last contained crude oil (UN 1267, Class 3). There were no leaks and no injuries"--Summary.

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Department/Agency Transportation Safety Board of Canada.
Title Main-track derailment, Canadian National Railway, freight train M30511-17, mile 212.8, Napadogan subdivision, Saint-Basile, New Brunswick, 17 April 2015 .
Series title Railway investigation report ; R15M0034
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, Chemins de fer nationaux du Canada, train de marchandises M30511-17, point milliaire 212,8, subdivision de Napadogan, Saint-Basile (Nouveau-Brunswick), 17 avril 2015.
Publishing information Gatineau, Quebec : Transportation Safety Board of Canada, c2016.
Description 28 p. : photos, ill.
ISBN 978-0-660-06357-7
Catalogue number
  • TU3-6/15-0034E-PDF
Subject terms Railway accidents
Investigations
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