Transportation Safety Board (TSB) News

Canada Aims to Finalize Oil Tank Car Standards by End of April: Minister

The Canadian government would like to finalize specifications for a new version of the tank cars used to transport crude oil by rail by the end of this month, Canadian Transport Minister Lisa Raitt said on Tuesday. In the wake …

Canada Transport Watchdog to Introduce New Tank Cars Ahead of Schedule

Canada’s transportation watchdog said that recent fiery derailments of trains hauling crude oil mean a new generation of stronger tanker wagons should be introduced ahead of schedule. The Transportation Safety Board (TSB) is probing two accidents within the last month …