Non-main-track train collision and derailment, Canadian Pacific Railway freight trains 303-646 and 113-31, mile 171.1, Brooks Subdivision, Calgary, Alberta, 03 September 2016 .: TU3-6/16-0065E-PDF

"On 03 September 2016, at about 0925 Mountain Daylight Time, Canadian Pacific Railway train 303-646, proceeding westward at approximately 22 mph at Mile 171.7 of the Brooks Subdivision, collided with the tail end of train 113-31, which was stopped on track PT01, near Alyth Yard in Calgary, Alberta. Two locomotives on the head end of train 303-646 derailed, as did 2 covered hopper cars behind the locomotives. The last car on train 113-31, a 3-platform container car, also derailed. There were no injuries. No dangerous goods were released”--Summary, t.p.

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Publication information
Department/Agency Transportation Safety Board of Canada.
Title Non-main-track train collision and derailment, Canadian Pacific Railway freight trains 303-646 and 113-31, mile 171.1, Brooks Subdivision, Calgary, Alberta, 03 September 2016 .
Series title Railway investigation report ; R16C0065
Publication type Series - View Master Record
Language [English]
Other language editions [French]
Format Electronic
Electronic document
Note(s) Issued also in French under title: Collision et déraillement de trains sur voie non principale, chemin de fer Canadien Pacifique, trains de marchandise 303-646 et 113-31, point milliaire 171,7, subdivision de Brooks, Calgary (Alberta), 03 septembre 2016.
Includes bibliographical references.
Publishing information Gatineau, QC : Transportation Safety Board of Canada, c2018.
Description ii, 23 p. : chart, col. ill., col. maps.
ISBN 978-0-660-24527-0
Catalogue number
  • TU3-6/16-0065E-PDF
Subject terms Railway accidents
Railway safety
Investigations
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