Sentences with phrase «derailment of a freight train»

Quebec train derailment: The mid-summer derailment of a freight train in Quebec sparked a deadly explosion and a controversy over crude - by - rail transport.

There were moments of jeopardy, two rail derailments of freight trains, which affected the journeys.

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On August 29, 2013, the first - ever emergency session of the RSAC was held in response to the July 6, 2013 derailment of an unattended Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway freight train containing crude oil in Lac - Mégantic, Quebec, Canada.

Watching the climate talks in Copenhagen last year was something like witnessing the derailment of a slow freight train on a curve that could be seen to be too sharp well ahead of time.

Though no injuries were recorded in the freight derailment, which occurred north of Dupont St and east of Bathurst St, the event underscores the fact that train accidents in Canada cause dozens of serious injuries each year, that they are often preventable, and that a personal injury lawyer can help.