Freight Train Crash: New Safety Measures

0:00A freight train crash and delta back on November 19, 2023, has new details from the Transportation Safety Board. A northbound Burlington, Northern and Santa Fe train rolled right through a stop signal and collided head-on with a southbound one. The impact derailed two cars from the southbound train, plus two locomotives and five cars from the northbound, that wrecked the lead locomotive bad enough to spill diesel fuel everywhere. There's point to the northbound crew getting sidetracked by something unrelated to the job, so they missed the signal to slow down. Earlier talks with traffic control also gave them the wrong idea that they could keep rolling through. The board notes BNSF jumped in with fixes, like automatic breaks that kick in if train speed towards stop signals, and a crew focused zone to cut. Distractions on the job. These steps show railroads learning fast from close calls, aiming to lock down safety on the tracks for good. This has been Canada News Today, powered by AI.