Jeff Watson at the Transport, Infrastructure and Communities Committee

On March 24th, 2015. See this statement in context.

March 24th, 2015 / 5:05 p.m.

Conservative

Jeff Watson Conservative Essex, ON

There were three derailments within 30 days in the same geographic area. The TSB mentions in its interim report that crude oil unit trains may cause different forces on track infrastructure, making potential defects or weaknesses in the track more problematic.

Has CN done any risk assessment of the impact of unit trains of crude oil on track infrastructure?

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