Main-track train collision and derailment, Canadian Pacific Railway, freight trains 235-21 and 118-18, mile 3.3, North Toronto subdivision, Toronto, Ontario, 21 August 2016 .: TU3-6/16-0162E-PDF
"On 21 August 2016, at approximately 0517 Eastern Daylight Time, Canadian Pacific Railway freight train 118-18 was crossing from the north to the south track at approximately Mile 3.3 on the North Toronto Subdivision in Toronto, Ontario. Freight train 235-21, proceeding westward with 2 locomotives only, collided with the tail end of train 118-18. Four of train 118-18’s intermodal cars (10 platforms) were struck and damaged. Four of the platforms derailed upright. The 2 locomotives of train 235-21 derailed upright. The fuel tank on train 235-21’s lead locomotive was punctured, resulting in the release of about 2500 litres of diesel fuel. A number of small fires were extinguished. The conductor of train 235-21 sustained injuries”--Summary, t.p.
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| Department/Agency | Transportation Safety Board of Canada. |
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| Title | Main-track train collision and derailment, Canadian Pacific Railway, freight trains 235-21 and 118-18, mile 3.3, North Toronto subdivision, Toronto, Ontario, 21 August 2016 . |
| Series title | Railway investigation report ; R16T0162 |
| Publication type | Series - View Master Record |
| Language | [English] |
| Other language editions | [French] |
| Format | Electronic |
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| Note(s) | Issued also in French under title: Collision et déraillement en voie principale, chemin de fer Canadien Pacifique, trains de marchandises 235-21 et 118-18, point milliaire 3,3, subdivision de North Toronto, Toronto (Ontario), 21 août 2016. Includes bibliographical references. |
| Publishing information | Gatineau, QC : Transportation Safety Board of Canada, c2017. |
| Description | ii, 35 p. : col. chart, col. ill., col. map. |
| ISBN | 978-0-660-09197-6 |
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| Subject terms | Railway accidents Railway safety Investigations |