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Transportation Safety Board calls for better wheel checks after train derailment

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Sousa, A. (2026, September 25). Transportation Safety Board calls for better wheel checks after train derailment. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/alberta/transportation-safety-board-calls-for-better-wheel-checks-after-train-derailment/article_eb8c7119-1290-55f1-ad06-9648fbc99f97.html

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The Transportation Safety Board has issued a recommendation following a train derailment east of Edmonton in April 2023, calling for improved checks on train car wheels after one derailed due to a broken rim. The incident involved an unharmed CN Rail grain transport heading to Prince Rupert, B.C., where 18 cars came off the tracks.

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In April 2023, a CN Rail train carrying grain derailed east of Edmonton, Alberta, near Uncas, causing 18 railcars to leave the tracks. No one was hurt in the incident. The Transportation Safety Board (TSB) investigated and concluded that a broken wheel rim caused the derailment. They recommended improving checks on train wheels to prevent future accidents.

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The Transportation Safety Board says more needs to be done to ensure train car wheels are up to snuff after a broken rim led to a derailment east of Edmonton. asserted

rim → say → Edmonton

A CN Rail train bound for Prince Rupert, B.C., was hauling grain in April 2023 near Uncas, Alta., when 18 cars went off the tracks, though no injuries were reported. asserted

injuries → bind → tracks

Transportation Safety Board calls for better wheel checks after train derailment

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