A 2019 train derailment in central Alberta that spilled more than 295,000 litres of flammable fuels underlines the need for sturdier tank cars, the Transportation Safety Board of Canada said in an investigation report issued Monday. Nine tank cars — carrying diesel fuel, jet fuel and octanes — derailed. The TC-111 tank cars all met current safety standards and were well-maintained. Regulations coming into effect in May 2025 will require all Class 3 flammable liquids to be transported in more robust TC-117 tank cars. In 2019, there were more than 111,000 car-loads of dangerous goods transported along CP Rail's Leduc Subdivision between Edmonton and Red Deer.

Source: CBC News August 16, 2021 20:37 UTC