Rail transportation

Securement of cars that are considered “attended” during yard switching operations

Place du Centre
200 Promenade du Portage, 4th Floor
Gatineau QC  K1A 1K8

21 March 2019

Safety advisory letter 617-02/19
Related occurrence: R18M0037

Letter addressed to Transport Canada

Subject: Rail Safety Advisory Letter – 617-02/19: Securement of cars that are considered “attended” during yard switching operations

VIA trains coming into contact with track materials placed between the rails in preparation for track work

Place du Centre
200 Promenade du Portage, 4th Floor
Gatineau QC  K1A 1K8

25 March 2019

Safety advisory letter 617-03/19
Related occurrence: R19H0021, R19M00157

Letter addressed to:
Canadian National Railway Company
VIA Rail Canada Inc.

Clearing trains through Rule 42 work limits

Place du Centre
200 Promenade du Portage, 4th Floor
Gatineau QC  K1A 1K8

16 November 2018

Safety advisory letter 617-09/18
Related occurrence: R18H0105

Letter addressed to:
Director General, Rail Safety
Transport Canada
14th Floor, Enterprise Building
427 Laurier Avenue
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0N5

Prevention of uncontrolled train movements for trains stopped in emergency on grades of less than 1.8%

Place du Centre
4th Floor
200 Promenade du Portage
Gatineau, Quebec
K1A 1K8

11 April 2019

617-04-19
R19C0015

Air brake system inspection and maintenance on grain hopper cars used in CP unit train operation

Place du Centre
4th Floor
200 Promenade du Portage
Gatineau, Quebec
K1A 1K8

11 April 2019

617-05-19
R19C0015

Place du Centre
200 Promenade du Portage, 4th Floor
Gatineau QC  K1A 1K8

04 March 2020

Letter addressed to:
Director General, Rail Safety
Transport Canada
14th Floor, Enterprise Building
427 Laurier Avenue
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0N5

Place du Centre
200 Promenade du Portage, 4th Floor
Gatineau QC  K1A 1K8

04 March 2020

Letter addressed to:
Director General, Rail Safety
Transport Canada
14th Floor, Enterprise Building
427 Laurier Avenue
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0N5

Train inspection following a derailment with dangerous goods in a tunnel

Place du Centre
200 Promenade du Portage
4th Floor
Gatineau QC  K1A 1K8

19 August 2019

617-08/19
R19T0107

Director General, Rail Safety
Transport Canada
14th Floor, Enterprise Building
427 Laurier Avenue
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0N5

Potentially defective bathtub gondola cars in scrap iron and steel service

200 Promenade du Portage
Place du Centre
4th Floor
Gatineau QC K1A 1K8

16 September 2019

617-09/19
R19T0107

Director General, Rail Safety
Transport Canada
14th Floor, Enterprise Building
427 Laurier Avenue
Ottawa, ON K1A 0N5