VIA Rail Derailment in Burlington Ontario

[telus6429]

VIA Rail has had a Derailment in Burlington Ontario. The Derailment happened just outside of Aldershot station, 5 Cars, and VIA 6444 leading. The Unit is on its side and as I am typing this message,emergency crews working on the Cab.

https://twitter.com/#!/search/via%20rail

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/story/2012/02/26/viarail-toronto.html

http://www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/TopStories/20120226/VIA-train-derailed-120226/

[CN_Okemos]

http://www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/TopStories/20 ... ed-120226/

[telus6429]

They have confirmed 3 Dead, with all 3 of them Engineers. VIA runs with 2 Engineers, but also an extra a Engineer Trainee. Also the lead truck was at least 500 feet away from the accident scene, behind an Ikea store.

http://news.nationalpost.com/2012/02/26/photos-three-killed-in-via-rail-train-derailment-in-burlington-ont/

Here is a Picture of the consist and train from Monday, with an additional LRC car.
http://www.railpictures.ca?attachment_id=2729

[CN_Okemos]

CHOPPER VIDEO

http://www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/TopStories/20 ... ed-120226/

[telus6429]

So far the news reports lead me to believe it was exactly like the Thamesville Accident from 1999. Here is a link to the report from that derailment.

http://www.tsb.gc.ca/eng/rapports-reports/rail/1999/r99h0007/r99h0007.asp

[sd70accsxt700]

Maybe, but those were handthrow switchs, this was in CTC tetory, dispatcher controled switches.

[telus6429]

Maybe, but those were handthrow switchs, this was in CTC tetory, dispatcher controled switches.

this is true, but the people onboard said the same thing, and what happened.

VIA just finished a news conference, and they even referenced to the Thamesville accident in the part.

[J T]

I swear all television reporters are complete morons. Just quoted on Channel 8 news in GR, "all six cars derailed and hit a small building." WTF?

[j32885]

Saw it this morning on WXYZ ABC 7 Detroit, it was a small news brief. I'm certain CBET CBC 9 Windsor probably will do a larger story on it.