Canadian Rail safety watchdog calls for training overhaul after 74-car runaway train rolled through Greater Toronto Area

From CBC News; June 27, 2018

A probe into how 74 rail cars were allowed to roll uncontrolled for five kilometres onto a busy track just north of Toronto has resulted in investigators calling for Transport Canada to overhaul training requirements for some railway employees.

The Transportation Safety Board (TSB) initiated its review after a June 17, 2017, incident at CN Rail’s MacMillan Yard in Vaughan, Ont.

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