2012 Burlington Via derailment

Fatal rail transport accident in Ontario, Canada Burlington VIA train derailment 43 19 33 N 79 50 02 W type:event inline,title February 26, 2012 15:30 (UTC−05) Burlington, Ontario Canada Corridor Via Rail Derailment Excessive speed on crossover. 1 3 46 (43 minor, 3 serious)Reports of numerous passenger injuries – Three crew fatalities http://www.viarail.ca/en/about-via-rail/media-room/latest-news/1772/26-february-2012-update-via-rail-train-accident-in-burlington-ontario Via Rail 2012-02-26 2012-02-26 Location diagram Railway Investigation Report R12T0038 Transportation Safety Board of Canada http://tsb.gc.ca/eng/rapports-reports/rail/2012/R12T0038/R12T0038.asp 2 July 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131017102847/http://www.tsb.gc.ca/eng/rapports-reports/rail/2012/R12T0038/R12T0038.asp 17 October 2013 live The Burlington VIA train derailment was a derailment that occurred on February 26, 2012, in the Aldershot neighbourhood of Burlington, Ontario, Canada, resulting in deaths of the 3 engineers in the locomotive and 46 injuries. There were 75 passengers and four crew members on board at the time of the accident. The derailment occurred in an industrial area east of Aldershot GO Station.3 Via train engineers killed in Ontario derailment https://www.ctvnews.ca/3-via-train-engineers-killed-in-ontario-derailment-1.773855 https://web.archive.org/web/20120720104933/http://www.ctvnews.ca/3-via-train-engineers-killed-in-ontario-derailment-1.773855 dead July 20, 2012 CTV News 2012-02-26 2012-02-26 The official report into the accident was released on June 10, 2013, by the Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) indicating that the crew misinterpreted the signal causing them to believe that they were authorized to proceed at track speed, when in fact they were authorized only for slow speed—a maximum of 15 mph on—in order to switch tracks. Derailment On February 26, 2012, Via Rail train 92, led by Via Rail F40PH-2D 6444, an eastbound passenger train travelling the Corridor route from Niagara Falls, Ontario to Toronto, derailed in an industrial area east of King Road, north of Enfield Road in the Aldershot neighbourhood of Burlington, Ontario. Rescue At the time of the derailment, there were 70 passengers, three locomotive engineers, and one service crew member on board the train. All three locomotive engineers, including one in-training, were killed in the derailment. Three passengers were airlifted to Hamilton General Hospital by Ornge air ambulance. Joseph Brant Hospital in Burlington treated twenty passengers with minor to serious injuries, while Credit Valley Hospital and Mississauga Hospital treated ten passengers.3 Via employees die in Ontario derailment https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/3-via-employees-die-in-ontario-derailment-1.1176084 CBC News 2012-02-26 2012-02-26 Investigation The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) is the federal agency responsible for investigating incidents that occur with rail transportation, Transportation Safety Board of Canada - Welcome Transportation Safety Board of Canada http://www.tsb.gc.ca/eng/ 27 February 2012 27 February 2012 officials launched an investigation immediately after the accident. Featured investigations – Rail: VIA Rail train derailment near Burlington, Ontario Transportation Safety Board of Canada http://www.tsb.gc.ca/eng/medias-media/majeures-major/rail/viaburlington/mi-viaburlington.asp 27 February 2012 27 February 2012 https://archive.today/20130101044321/http://www.tsb.gc.ca/eng/medias-media/majeures-major/rail/viaburlington/mi-viaburlington.asp 1 January 2013 dead dmy-all The main investigator-in-charge was Tom Griffith, who had been a senior investigator with the TSB since 1990. He has led 28 other rail investigations in his career. On March 1, 2012, the Transportation Safety Board issued a statement demonstrating that in the immediate seconds surrounding the derailment, train 92 was executing a crossover from track 2 to track 3 at a speed of 67 mph on, over four times the set limit of 15 mph on. VIA Rail train derailment near Burlington, Ontario Transportation Safety Board of Canada http://www.tsb.gc.ca/eng/medias-media/majeures-major/rail/r12t0038/mi-r12t0038.asp 1 March 2012 1 March 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121016063534/http://www.tsb.gc.ca/eng/medias-media/majeures-major/rail/r12t0038/mi-r12t0038.asp 16 October 2012 dead dmy-all On June 10, 2013, the final TSB report was issued. The report confirmed that the train was travelling more than four times the authorized speed while changing from track 2 to track 3. It concluded that the crew misinterpreted the signal indication when approaching the crossover and proceed at a speed appropriate for a train remaining on track 2. It also indicated that a maintenance crew was working on track 2 beyond the crossover, and that the attention of the locomotive crew may have been focused on the safety of this maintenance crew, diverting their attention from the signal indication. Furthermore, the previous signal which gave advance warning of the speed restriction was passed before a stop at Aldershot Station, and the locomotive crew may have forgotten about its indication while stopped for several minutes. It also concludes that since Via trains rarely change tracks at this crossover, the crew may have had a strong expectation that they would be remaining on track 2. See also Ontario Rail List of rail accidents in Canada List of rail accidents (2010–2019) References Burlington Via Category:Rail transport in Burlington, Ontario Burlington Via derailment Category:Derailments in Canada Category:Accidents and incidents involving Via Rail Category:Passenger rail transport in Ontario Burlington Via derailment Category:Railway accidents and incidents in Ontario Burlington Via derailment