Notice Acknowledging Immediate Action Taken

Under section 31 of the Railway Safety Act (RSA), railway safety inspectors have the power to act when they find a safety threat or immediate threat during inspections.

A threat means a hazard or condition that could reasonably be expected to develop into a situation that could cause injuries to a person, or damage could be caused to property or the environment. An immediate threat is when the situation already exists.

Inspectors use a Notice Acknowledging Immediate Action Taken to acknowledge that a company or person removed a threat immediately after it was identified.  

Below is a list of Notices Acknowledging Immediate Action Taken issued since April 1, 2020:

Displaying 26 - 38 of 38
Date Region Location Railway Company or Person Hazard or Condition
View 2021-04-20
Quebec Garneau Yard Canadian National Railway Company (CN) Allowing cars to continue in service without identifying potential safety defects through inspection created a situation that could have led to injuries and/or damage to the environment and property.
View 2021-03-29
Quebec Vaudreuil Subdivision Canadian Pacific Railway Company (CP) Allowing a train to proceed when the signal system displayed a permissive signal despite field conditions not permitting the safe passage for the affected movement could have led to injuries and/or damage to the environment or property.
View 2021-02-16
Quebec Montreal Subdivision CSX Transportation Inc. Employees that have not been re-examined and qualified in the Canadian Rail Operating Rules for their occupational category could have incorrectly applied critical rules, such as leaving main track switches in reverse position, which could have led to injuries and/or damage to the environment and property.
View 2021-02-05
Ontario Goderich Yard Goderich-Exeter Railway (GEXR) GEXR did not have a documented procedure in place to ensure that, prior to a locomotive engineer leaving the controlling cab of the locomotive to engage in other duties, the movement had sufficient retarding force applied to remain stationary. As a result, this could have led to uncontrolled movements causing injuries and/or damage to property and the environment.
View 2020-11-23
Quebec Sherbrooke Subdivision St. Lawrence and Atlantic Railroad The track conditions between mile 15.8 and 109.5, combined with the speed of the trains operating on the track, could have caused a derailment, injuries, and/or damage to property and the environment.
View 2020-11-17
Quebec Montreal Subdivision Canadian National Railway Company (CN) Allowing an open top load to travel without adequately securing all moving pieces increased the risk of pieces coming free and coming into contact with equipment, infrastructure or persons, which could have led to injuries and/or damage to the environment and property.
View 2020-09-04
Quebec Adirondack Subdivision Canadian Pacific Railway Company (CP) Sightlines at the stopped position were not adequate for the train speeds in effect due to obstruction caused by vegetation. Consequently, a road user may not have been able to properly evaluate if it was safe to travel through the crossing and were exposed to potential train collision hazards that could have led to injuries.
View 2020-09-03
Atlantic Bedford Subdivision Canadian National Railway Company (CN) Sightlines in the northeast quadrant were insufficient to allow a crossing user to see approaching railway equipment from stopping sight distance or the stop position due to vegetation and a signal bungalow. As a result, a vehicle may not have been able to stop short of, or clear of the crossing, before the arrival of a train, which could have led to a collision causing injuries, and/or damage to property and the environment.
View 2020-07-30
Quebec Sorel Subdivision Canadian National Railway Company (CN) The track conditions between miles 0.1 and 22.96, combined with the speed at which trains were operating, could have caused a derailment resulting in injuries, and/or damage to property and the environment.
View 2020-07-27
Ontario Parry Sound Subdivision Canadian Pacific Railway Company (CP) Sightlines at the stopped position were not adequate for the train speeds in effect at the grade crossing located at mile 113.85 due to overgrown vegetation. A road user who does not have sufficient sightlines may not be able to properly evaluate if it is safe to travel over the crossing surface and through the clearance distance before the arrival of a train. Consequently, users of the grade crossing were being exposed to potential collision hazards that could have resulted in injuries and/or damage to the environment and property.
View 2020-07-14
Prairie and Northern Alyth Yard Canadian Pacific Railway Company (CP) Not having a secondary measure in place in the event the compressor failed, created a situation where cars rolled uncontrolled, which could have led to an incident resulting in injuries, derailment, damage to property and/or the environment.
View 2020-07-09
Quebec Rouses-Point Subdivision Canadian National Railway Company (CN) Several track conditions, combined with the speed at which trains were operating on the track, could have reasonably been expected to cause a derailment resulting in injuries, and/or damages to the environment and property.
View 2020-06-15
Quebec Sherbrooke Subdivision Central Maine and Quebec Railway (CMQR) Sightlines at the stop position were not adequate for the train speeds in effect. The obstruction was caused by vegetation. A road user who does not have sufficient sightlines may not be able to properly evaluate if it is safe to travel through the crossing surface. Consequently, users of the grade crossing were being exposed to train collision hazards that could have led to injuries.
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