Main-track train derailment, Canadian Pacific Railway freight train 205-25, mile 82.1, Laggan subdivision, Banff, Alberta 26 December 2014 .: TU3-6/14-0142E-PDF

On 26 December 2014, at 0052 Mountain Standard Time, westbound Canadian Pacific train 205-25 derailed 15 cars at Mile 82.1 on the Laggan Subdivision, near Banff, Alberta. The derailment destroyed the bridge over Forty Mile Creek and cars loaded with fly ash, soybeans and lentils were breached, spilling product into the waterway. No injuries were reported. However, a crew member sought medical attention for fly ash inhalation.

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Department/Agency Transportation Safety Board of Canada.
Title Main-track train derailment, Canadian Pacific Railway freight train 205-25, mile 82.1, Laggan subdivision, Banff, Alberta 26 December 2014 .
Series title Railway investigation report ; R14C0142
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 chemin de fer Canadien Pacifique train de marchandises 205-25, point milliaire 82, 1 de la subdivision Laggan, Banff (Alberta), 26 décembre 2014.
Publishing information [Gatineau, QC] : Transportation Safety Board of Canada, 2016.
Description 20 p. : ill., photos.
Catalogue number
  • TU3-6/14-0142E-PDF
Subject terms Railway accidents
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