The CEO of Via Rail says that after a tree fell on a passenger train as it travelled on CN Rail tracks during the holidays, it took the freight company longer than hoped to clear it — and passengers on board were stuck for 18 hours.
The CEO of Via Rail says that after a tree fell on a passenger train as it travelled on CN Rail tracks during the holidays, it took the freight company longer than hoped to clear it — and passengers on board were stuck for 18 hours.
"We, as a country, have to look at increasing the resiliency of our transportation infrastructure," Landry said, adding that climate change means severe weather events are becoming more common. Nearly all of the tracks Via Rail uses are owned by CN Rail, which Landry says makes them dependent on the private company, whose responsibility it is to maintain and respond to incidents on its infrastructure.
Some MPs on the committee expressed disappointment that no one from CN Rail appeared, despite being invited. CN Rail says in its brief that crews were sent from Ontario and Quebec to clear the railway, but"had to work in very difficult conditions," including high winds and limited visibility, near the steep embankments where the train cars derailed. Some of the cars were carrying dangerous goods, the document says.
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