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While no one was injured in the incident, it is likely firefighters, railroaders and residents were exposed to the carcinogenic smoke and soot. It took a crew of London firefighters around an hour-and-a-half to put out the flames.
”I am traumatized by all of this but committed to do all I can do to change it. I count myself lucky to have survived to tell this story.”
The lead engineer in a 2019 derailment says his experience points to broader problems in the industry.
Transportation Safety Board report says "undesired" use of airbrakes led to the derailment of a 159-car train in B.C.'s Spiral Tunnel.
Transportation Safety Board report says "undesired" use of airbrakes led to the derailment of a 159-car train in B.C.'s Spiral Tunnel.