Canadian Pacific would not confirm whether there has been an increase in the frequency and length of trains carrying dangerous goods
Ten years after a runaway train derailed and killed 47 people in Lac-Mégantic, Que., residents are still waiting for a promised railway bypass, and they fear the increasing number of railcars carrying hazardous materials through their town will lead to another disaster.
“We don’t have any information,” she said in a recent interview. “Municipalities don’t know in advance what goes through their town.” “A month ago, I saw 40 tank cars carrying propane gas, one after another” in a train about 200 cars long, said Bellefleur, a spokesperson for a local citizens group that advocates for railway safety.
Morin says that due to the topography of Lac-Mégantic and the “collective trauma” of the derailment, a bypass needs to be completed “as quickly as possible.”
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