Lac-Megantic crash News

Criminal Charges Filed in Quebec Railway Crash

Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railway Ltd. and three of its employees have been charged with criminal negligence in connection with the derailment and explosion of a train in Lac-Megantic last year, Quebec’s prosecutor’s office said. The railway and the employees …

N.Y. Gov. Orders Agencies to Review Emergency Response Plans for Oil Trains

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Wednesday ordered state agencies to review and update emergency response plans for rail shipments of crude oil that pass through the state in the wake of recent derailments out of North Dakota’s energy patch. …

Canada, U.S. Safety Agencies Urge Fast Action on Oil-by-Rail Cars

North American regulators should phase out the type of rail car involved in last July’s deadly Lac-Megantic crash “sooner rather than later,” Canadian investigators said on Thursday, urging the United States and Canada to impose tougher standards swiftly. Canada’s Transportation …