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Crossing collision, VIA Rail Canada Inc., passenger train no. 600, mile 75.34, Canadian National Railway Company Joliette subdivision, Sainte-Ursule, Quebec, 20 September 2016 .TU3-6/16-0092E-PDF

"On 20 September 2016, at approximately 1605 Eastern Daylight Time, VIA Rail Canada Inc. passenger train No. 600 was travelling southward at 60 mph on the Canadian National Railway Company Joliette Subdivision. The train was struck by a tractor-trailer at the Highway 348 public crossing at Mile 75.34 in Sainte-Ursule, Quebec. The first coach derailed, and the rail cars as well as the locomotives were damaged. Approximately 1860 gallons of fuel was spilled. The track and the crossing warning system were also damaged, and the tractor-trailer was destroyed. The driver sustained serious injuries, and 2 passengers on the train sustained minor injuries"--Summary.

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Department/Agency
  • Transportation Safety Board of Canada.
TitleCrossing collision, VIA Rail Canada Inc., passenger train no. 600, mile 75.34, Canadian National Railway Company Joliette subdivision, Sainte-Ursule, Quebec, 20 September 2016 .
Series title
  • Railway investigation report ; R16D0092
Publication typeMonograph - View Master Record
Language[English]
Other language editions[French]
FormatDigital text
Electronic document
Note(s)
  • Issued also in French under title: Collision à un passage à niveau, VIA Rail Canada Inc., train de voyageurs no 600, point milliaire 75,34, subdivision de Joliette de la Compagnie des chemins de fer nationaux du Canada, Sainte-Ursule (Québec), 20 septembre 2016.
  • Includes bibliographical references.
Publishing information
  • Gatineau, QC : Transportation Safety Board of Canada, c2017.
Description18 p. : maps, photos
ISBN978-0-660-23944-6
Catalogue number
  • TU3-6/16-0092E-PDF
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