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#1 CNJRoss

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Posted 24 April 2014 - 08:06 AM

Bloomberg News, 4/23:

Canada to Require Stronger Tank Cars for Crude by Rail

Canada will require railways shipping crude oil to use stronger tank cars and reduce the speed of trains carrying dangerous goods.

The Canadian government will ban the “least crash-resistant” of tanker cars known as DOT-111s from carrying dangerous goods, Transport Minister Lisa Raitt said today in Ottawa. DOT-111 cars carrying crude or ethanol that don’t meet new safety standards must be phased out or refitted within three years, she said.

“I am committed to making our country a model of world-class safety,” Raitt said in a statement. “The measures I am announcing today improve the safety of the railway and transportation of dangerous goods systems from coast to coast to coast.”

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Posted 24 April 2014 - 05:36 PM

Reuters, 4/23:

Canada to phase out old railway oil tankers; won't wait for U.S.

Canada will require that older rail cars used for carrying crude oil be phased out by May 2017, the government said on Wednesday, moving ahead of the United States to ban the controversial cars in light of burgeoning oil-by-rail traffic and a deadly accident last year.

The unilateral move is in response to recommendations made by the country's Transportation Safety Board following last July's fiery rail-car derailment in Lac-Megantic, Quebec, which killed 47 people.

The phase-out was among a series of measures outlined by the government on Wednesday that are aimed at improving the safety of transporting crude oil by rail, an increasingly common practice in North America, where a shortage of pipeline capacity has forced shippers to find alternatives.

The faster phase-out in Canada raises the possibility that these older cars will be diverted for use exclusively in the United States if Washington does not move with similar speed.

"We understand the necessity of harmonizing with the United States on these matters," Transport Minister Lisa Raitt told reporters.

"But on this one, we can move faster and we will move faster, and we want to ensure that since we're seeing this increase in crude on the rail, we want to ensure that we have the safest system in place."

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Posted 01 May 2014 - 09:48 AM

RailResource.com, 4/28:

Transport Canada Updates DOT-111 Tank Car Standards

The Canadian Minister of Transport, the Honorable Lisa Raitt, recently announced, effective immediately, Transport Canada has issued a Protective Direction requiring the immediate phase out of the least crash-resistant DOT-111 tank cars from dangerous goods service.

The tank cars slated to be removed from service are not equipped with continuous bottom reinforcement, posing a much higher risk of failure in a derailment. Under the new Protective Direction, approximately 5,000 tank cars in North America must be immediately removed from dangerous goods service. The direction was issued to address the Transportation Safety Board of Canada‘s initial recommendations regarding the ongoing investigation into the train derailment at Lac-Mégantic.

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Transport Canada is also requiring Emergency Response Assistance Plans for trains that have even a single tank car loaded with crude oil, gasoline, diesel, aviation fuel, or ethanol. . . .

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Posted 08 December 2014 - 10:17 PM

The Wall Street Journey, 12/2:

Nearly 3,000 Canadian Railroad Cars No Longer Transport Hazardous Materials

Canada’s Transport Department Finds Cars Too Risky for Dangerous Goods After 2013 Derailment

 

Nearly 3,000 Canadian railroad tank cars are no longer carrying dangerous goods after falling foul of the beefed-up safety regulations that followed last year’s fatal derailment in Quebec.

 

Canada’s Transport Department said 2,879 tank cars were deemed too risky to carry goods such as oil and chemicals in the country, according to documents presented in Parliament last week.

 

In late April, Canada gave rail operators 30 days to stop using the least crash resistant types of DOT-111 tanks cars to transport such goods. Those DOT-111s still transporting dangerous goods have to be refitted with thicker steel and stronger reinforcements within a three-year period, or else be pulled off the rails.

 

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Posted 25 July 2016 - 03:48 PM

The Canadian Press via Toronto metro, 7/24:
 

Ottawa to phase out DOT-111 rail tank cars several months ahead of schedule

 

Ottawa will retire the older DOT-111 rail tanker cars — the ones involved in the deadly Lac-Megantic tragedy — several months earlier than planned, The Canadian Press has learned.

 

The tank cars will no longer be able to transport crude oil or other dangerous goods on Canadian railways as of Nov. 1.

 

 

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Posted 28 July 2016 - 04:43 PM

Montreal Gazette, 7/26:
 

Editorial: Rail safety in Canada is a long haul

 

Canada is putting an early stop to the transport of crude oil by older, less crash-resistant rail tankers — the kind involved in the Lac-Mégantic disaster three years ago.

 

The move is welcome, but remains just part of what needs to be done to bring about significant improvements in rail safety in this country.

 

The federal government announced on Monday the DOT-111 cars will be taken out of service for oil transport by Nov. 1, 2016. The original timetable called for a May 2017 phase-out, or March 2018 for a version reinforced with extra metal.

 

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This month, on the third anniversary of the Lac-Mégantic disaster, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said rail safety remains a priority for his government. It’s to be hoped his words will be followed by more action, and soon.

 

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Posted 28 July 2016 - 04:46 PM

CBC News, Montreal, 7/26:
 

Why is Canada phasing out the DOT-111 rail cars early?

Decision may have been spurred by decline in oil prices, say experts

 

Come November, oil transported in Canada by rail will be carried in cars that are billed as sturdier and safer than their predecessors.

 

Federal Transport Minister Marc Garneau announced Monday that the DOT-111 cars, which were involved in the 2013 Lac-Mégantic disaster, will be phased out ahead of schedule.

 

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Posted 02 August 2016 - 08:20 AM

The Star, Toronto, ON, CN 7/29:
 

Canada needs further rail safety reforms: Editorial

 

Federal officials have succeeded in stopping the shipping of crude oil in vulnerable DOT-111 rail cars but more needs to be done.

 

 

Ottawa has done well in fast-tracking the retirement of older, less puncture-resistant, rail cars from the task of hauling crude oil. It’s one less worry for the thousands of Canadians who live near a busy rail line. But there remains cause for concern.

 

A runaway train, hauling 72 of these vulnerable cars, derailed in Lac-Mégantic, Que., a little over three years ago and the resulting inferno killed 47 people. And while such cars will no longer be carrying crude, they will continue to transport other flammable liquids until 2025.

 

“The reality is that in this country we transport a huge amount by rail — hundreds of billions of dollars worth a year,” Transport Minister Marc Garneau told reporters earlier this week. “And you can’t do everything in one shot.”

 

Perhaps not. But it is possible to do better than expected.  .  .  .

 

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Posted 21 August 2016 - 06:32 PM

HazMat Management, 8/19:
 

Canada Phasing out potentially dangerous rail tank cars ahead of Schedule

 

The Canadian federal government will retire the older DOT-111 rail tanker cars — the ones involved in the deadly Lac-Mégantic tragedy — several months earlier than planned.  “Protective Direction 38” stipulates that the DOT-111 tanker cars will no longer be permitted to transport crude oil or other dangerous goods on Canadian railways as of November 1st 2016.  The original phase out plan called for the tanker cars to be phased out by May of 2017.

 

The DOT 111 rail tanker cars do not have a layer of thermal protection.  Experts speculate that the Lac-Mégantic rail derailment would not have been as disastrous if the runaway freight train did not have DOT 111 tanker cars.  .  .  .

 

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Posted 06 November 2016 - 02:27 PM

American Shipper, 11/2:
 

Canada completely removes DOT-111s from crude-by-rail service

 

Effective Nov. 1, 2016, persons and organizations importing, handling or transporting crude oil into and within Canada are no longer legally allowed to use the older, less-reliable DOT-111 tank cars, Transport Canada said in a statement.

 

New regulations in Canada have officially made the use of legacy DOT-111 tank cars illegal for crude-by-rail service, Transport Canada said in a statement.

Effective Nov. 1, 2016, persons and organizations importing, handling or transporting crude oil into and within Canada are no longer legally allowed to use the older DOT-111 rail cars. The law is part of Protective Direction 38, which accelerated the phasing out of unjacketed DOT-111 tank cars six months ahead of the initial deadline and jacketed DOT-111s 16 months early.

 

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