Non–main-track derailment, Canadian Pacific Railway, switching assignment AS-01, mile 138.0, Scotford subdivision, Scotford, Alberta, 08 December 2015 .: TU3-6/15-0173E-PDF

"On 08 December 2015, at about 1515 Mountain Standard Time, Canadian Pacific Railway switching assignment AS-01, which was being operated by a remote control locomotive system, derailed 4 loaded tank cars while performing switching operations. Two cars remained upright, 1 car came to rest on its side, and 1 car rolled into a ditch, coming to rest upside down and releasing most of its contents. The cars contained styrene monomer, stabilized (UN2055), a Class 3 flammable liquid. The released product was confined to the ditch. There were no injuries"--Summary, t.p.

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Publication information
Department/Agency Transportation Safety Board of Canada.
Title Non–main-track derailment, Canadian Pacific Railway, switching assignment AS-01, mile 138.0, Scotford subdivision, Scotford, Alberta, 08 December 2015 .
Series title Railway investigation report ; R15E0173
Publication type Series - View Master Record
Language [English]
Other language editions [French]
Format Electronic
Electronic document
Note(s) Issued also in French under title: Déraillement en voie non principale, chemin de fer Canadien Pacifique, manœuvre AS-01, point milliaire 138,0, subdivision Scotford, Scotford (Alberta), 8 décembre 2015.
Includes bibliographical references.
Publishing information Gatineau, QC : Transportation Safety Board of Canada, c2017.
Description 24 p. : ill. (mostly col.), col. map
ISBN 978-0-660-08558-6
Catalogue number
  • TU3-6/15-0173E-PDF
Subject terms Railway accidents
Investigations
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