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RT&S, 9/3/21

Two CN locomotives collide in Ontario, tearing up tracks

 

Two Canadian National trains collided in Prescott, Ontario, on Sept. 2.

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Investigators are trying to figure out what happened when two trains collided in Prescott, Ontario, on Sept. 2.

 

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The Canadian National rail line through Prescott was shut down on Sept. 2, and VIA Rail service along the Toronto-Montreal route also was affected.

 

The Transportation Safety Board had a team of investigators at the scene.

 

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CTV News, 9/2/21
 

One person injured in Prescott, Ont. freight train collision

 

 

PRESCOTT, ONT. -- Two freight trains collided along the tracks in Prescott, Ont., disrupting freight and passenger rail service in eastern Ontario ahead of the Labour Day long weekend.

 

Emergency crews responded to an incident at the train tracks near Edward Street Thursday morning in the town 95 km south of Ottawa.

 

Police said in a tweet two cargo trains have collided. One person was treated on the scene for minor injuries.

 

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Trains News Wire

 

Effects of alcohol consumption by controller played role in 2021 CN collision, TSB report says

 

By David Lassen | March 13, 2024

 

Agency issues “safety concern” over lack of regulation of time between alcohol consumption, work

 

Three crew members were injured, one seriously, in this Sept. 2, 2021, collision of two CN trains at Prescott, Ontario. The Transportation Safety Board of Canada says alcohol consumption by the rail traffic controller on duty was a factor. Ontario Provincial Police via TSB

 

GATINEAU, Quebec — Effects of alcohol consumption by the rail traffic controller involved were likely a factor in a September 2021 collision between a Canadian National intermodal train and industrial switcher at Prescott, Ontario, the Transportation Safety Board of Canada said in an accident report issued today (Wednesday, March 13).

 

As a result, the TSB has issued a “safety concern” over a failure to regulate the period between consumption of alcohol before assuming safety-critical duties. The incident led to serious injuries to one crew member and minor injuries to two crew members.

 

 

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Trains News Wire

 

Union, railroad take issue with TSB report on alcohol’s role in 2021 CN collision

 

By Trains Staff | March 20, 2024

 

Teamsters Canada says existing safety issues are overlooked; CN says incident shows need for random testing

 

PRESCOTT, Ontario — The union representing rail traffic controllers and Canadian National Railway have both taken issue with a report by the Transportation Safety Board of Canada citing alcohol use by a controller as a factor in a September 2021 collision involving two CN trains — although for very different reasons.

 

The report issued March 13 called for regulation of the period between consumption of alcohol and work for those “safety-critical” positions as a result of the Sept. 2, 2021, collision that injured three crew members, one seriously. An intermodal train was sent through an incorrectly lined switch and collided with a local; the report determined the controller on duty was “likely affected by the persistent effects of alcohol consumption” that had occurred the morning of or night before his shift. [See “Effects of alcohol consumption by controller …,” Trains News Wire, March 13, 2024].

 

A Morrisburg Leader report under the Local Journalism Initiative says Teamsters Canada, which represents CN’s rail traffic controllers, feels the report ignores existing safety factors, particularly the lack of electronic locks, which the union says could have prevented the accident.

 

 

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