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Transport committee We can request it from the railway. From time to time we do ask the railway to provide that information to us.
December 11th, 2007Committee meeting
Luc Bourdon
Transport committee Historically, the number one cause of train derailment has usually been the human factor, followed by track and equipment.
December 11th, 2007Committee meeting
Luc Bourdon
Transport committee If I remember correctly, it was about 27% of the cars and 56% of the locomotives, something like that.
December 11th, 2007Committee meeting
Luc Bourdon
Transport committee For the consists, CN was prosecuted and pleaded guilty yesterday. They were prosecuted for inaccurate consists, so that's what we've done with this. A lot of the defects on the locomotive were pretty minor, though, and they were considered safety defects that could not lead to d
December 11th, 2007Committee meeting
Luc Bourdon
Transport committee Yes.
December 11th, 2007Committee meeting
Luc Bourdon
Transport committee It's section 11.
December 11th, 2007Committee meeting
Luc Bourdon
Transport committee There are, and we're using them--ARIMA.
December 11th, 2007Committee meeting
Luc Bourdon
Transport committee This is one of the things, which is part of our submission, that we're hoping will be addressed. We need to flesh that out. It has to be more specific. As far as we're concerned, section 11 is a shortfall in the act right now. It's not specific enough.
December 11th, 2007Committee meeting
Luc Bourdon
Transport committee It's not a prototype. It's a vehicle that has been proven to be very effective. It's a pilot project for us.
December 11th, 2007Committee meeting
Luc Bourdon
Transport committee About 72% of the traffic is done by CN and CP, so most accidents are on CN and CP. We can provide you with an accurate number from TSB between short-line and--
December 11th, 2007Committee meeting
Luc Bourdon
Transport committee Usually maintenance depends on who was there first. If the rail line was there first and then a community was built and spread on both sides of the track and they have to make a crossing, the maintenance would probably have to be paid by the municipality because they came afterwa
December 11th, 2007Committee meeting
Luc Bourdon
Transport committee Billing and that aspect would probably be under the CTA, the Canadian Transportation Agency; however, at Transport we're now writing some new crossing regulations and access control regulations, and in the crossing regulations the railway and the municipality will have the joint
December 11th, 2007Committee meeting
Luc Bourdon
Transport committee It's called a solid track. If you wish, I can send you information about it.
December 11th, 2007Committee meeting
Luc Bourdon
Transport committee I'll send it to you.
December 11th, 2007Committee meeting
Luc Bourdon
Transport committee I don't know if it is available in French, but I can send you the technical documentation; that won't be a problem.
December 11th, 2007Committee meeting
Luc Bourdon