July 12, 2021
OTTAWA – Canada on Sunday ordered rail transport restrictions for areas where there is a high wildfire risk after a blaze wiped out the town of Lytton, British Columbia, and killed two people earlier this month. The order will require …
July 5, 2017
About 20,000 gallons of crude oil belonging to Exxon Mobil Corp. was released after a Canadian National Railway Co. freight train derailed on June 30 at Plainfield, Illinois. The cause of the derailment was unknown, a filing with the Illinois …
May 3, 2017
Canadian National Railway Co. has reopened a Mississippi railroad after two southbound trains collided Sunday, sparking a fire. The Greenwood Commonwealth reports a tank car leaked more than 20,000 gallons of crude oil, much of which burned. CN spokesman Patrick …
November 25, 2014
A two-train collision and derailment last July in southeastern Wisconsin was caused by human error when the rear of a freight train was unintentionally backed onto another rail line, according to reports submitted to federal transportation officials. Incident reports released …