A Canadian National Railway train with 144 freight cars was en route from Winnipeg to Fort Frances, Ont., when the mishap occurred near Emo Township this past February
A Canadian National Railway freight train engine is seen in Tyendinaga, Ont., in a Feb. 14, 2020, file photo.A freight-train derailment in northwestern Ontario that led to a significant oil spill this winter was caused by a phenomenon known as “ice jacking,” federal investigators reported on Thursday.
According to the report, the two-person train was travelling at 70 kilometres an hour in an 80 zone as it crossed a provincial highway on a slight curve when the automatic emergency air brake kicked in. The weather at the time was clear but a frigid –27C. Inspection of the train found no defects, and investigators uncovered no regulatory violations. Nearby track exceeded minimum standards, while inspections had been done regularly with no issues uncovered, they found.
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