Main-Track Freight Train Derailment Investigation Report Near Kitwanga
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Description
Rail transportation safety investigation report R20V0005 details a main-track freight train derailment. The incident involved Canadian National Railway Company train U79351-06 at Mile 69.97 of the Bulkley Subdivision near Kitwanga, British Columbia, on 07 January 2020. The report was published by the Transportation Safety Board of Canada.
Use Cases
Analyze the derailment location (Mile 69.97, Bulkley Subdivision) and environmental conditions to identify common risk factors in specific track segments.
Review the train identifier (U79351-06) and operator (Canadian National Railway Company) to study incident patterns across different rail companies and train consists.
Examine the report's findings on the main-track derailment cause to inform predictive maintenance and operational safety models for freight rail.
Strengths
Official report from the authoritative Transportation Safety Board of Canada.
Provides specific details including exact location (Mile 69.97, Bulkley Subdivision), date (07 January 2020), and train identifier (U79351-06).
Report was last updated in March 2026, indicating potential ongoing review or corrections.
Limitations
Data format is HTML, not a structured table, requiring manual extraction or parsing for quantitative analysis.
Contains details for a single incident, limiting statistical analysis without combining many similar reports.
Geographic scope is limited to one location near Kitwanga, British Columbia.
Provenance
Source
Transportation Safety Board of Canada
Collection Method
Official safety investigation report.
Time Range
Incident date: 07 January 2020.
Freshness
Last updated 2026-03-08.
Geography
Near Kitwanga, British Columbia, Canada; Bulkley Subdivision, Mile 69.97.
Data is in HTML format; license is ca-ogl-lgo (Canadian Open Government License).
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Dataset Info
License
OGL-CA-2.0
Org
Transportation Safety Board of Canada | Bureau de la sécurité des transports du Canada
Files
2
Created
Nov 5, 2020
Updated
Mar 8, 2026
Last synced
May 3, 2026
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Dataset Info
License
OGL-CA-2.0
Org
Transportation Safety Board of Canada | Bureau de la sécurité des transports du Canada