An investigation by the Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) concluded that the derailment of the Saint-Lazare train in 2019 was caused by incorrect repairs. The incident caused a huge oil spill in the area.
The report of TSB specified that the repair in question had been carried out two months prior to the incident. The event poured 815,000 liters of crude, but caused no deaths.
According to the report, technicians used the wrong part to fix a piece of metal. The railroad, made unstable by repairs, would have ended up under a train passing near Saint-Lazare on February 16, 2019.
Canadian National, which owns the railroad in question, now requires that parts that could cause this type of confusion be painted blue to identify them.
As for the train itself, the investigation of TSB it was decided he was running within safety standards, but his speed contributed to the severity of the incident.
The federal agency has issued a series of recommendations to Transport Canada in connection with the Saint-Lazare incident. These recommendations include a review of train speed and railroad quality standards.
Since then, Transport Canada has changed its safety rules, specifically regarding trains carrying dangerous Canadian rail products and infrastructure.
Source: Radio-Canada
