Transportation Safety Board
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Runaway trains rampant since 2000 but seldom made public
An investigative report has found only nine of 459 runaway-related occurrences—or about two per cent—have been fully investigated by the TSB
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CN tries to defend safety record after recent train derailments
Thirteen cars on a CN freight train carrying a cargo of oil and liquefied petroleum gas went off the rails near the tiny hamlet of Gainford
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Derailed train carrying crude oil incinerates Quebec town
The incident has shone the spotlight on the contentious political debate over oil transportation, and Canada’s rapidly expanding oil-by-rail industry