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Distracted rail crew missed warning before fiery B.C. train crash, TSB report says

On February 16, 2024, a 152-car CPKC train collided with a stationary grain train near Revelstoke, resulting in injuries and significant damage.
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada found that the coal train crew was distracted and missed a critical warning, leading to the collision.
Two crew members were injured in the accident, with one suffering serious injuries.
The Transportation Safety Board highlighted the need for physical safety measures to prevent future accidents in railway operations.

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Distracted crew led to 2024 train collision near Revelstoke, report finds

Incident saw CPKC coal train collide with parked grain train, derailing several locomotives and cars, seriously injuring one and spilling 17,500 litres of diesel

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Distracted rail crew missed warning before fiery B.C. train crash, report says

The board says the collision east of Revelstoke, B.C., on Feb. 16 last year, occurred when a rail crew was distracted by a call from a controller and missed a warning known as a "clear to stop indication" to prepare to stop at the next signal.

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Canada’s TSB again calls for PTC-type system

A schematic diagram of the Feb. 16, 2024, collision of two CPKC trains near Greeley, British Columbia. Transportation Safety Board of Canada CALGARY, Alberta — The Transportation Safety Board of Canada today has again called for implementation of a positive train control-type system as it released its accident report on a February 2024 collision of two Canadian Pacific Kansas City trains in British Columbia. The incident on Feb. 16, 2024, near G…

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