Locomotive Engine Fire Investigation Report for Cranbrook Subdivision

One detailed report investigates a locomotive engine fire on a Canadian Pacific Railway freight train. The Transportation Safety Board of Canada published this official investigation report for the incident occurring on 08 July 2021 near Elko, British Columbia.

Use Cases

• Analyzing causal factors for locomotive engine fires using detailed narrative descriptions from the report.
• Mapping incident locations and frequencies using specific geographic details like 'Cranbrook Subdivision' and 'Mile 54.3'.
• Studying safety outcomes for specific rail operators like the 'Canadian Pacific Railway Company'.
• Temporal analysis of rail incidents using the precise '08 July 2021' date and associated investigation timeline.

Strengths

• Report provides a precise incident date (08 July 2021) and location (Mile 54.3, Cranbrook Subdivision).
• Official source from the national Transportation Safety Board of Canada ensures authoritative findings.

Limitations

• Dataset consists of a single incident report (one row), offering no statistical sample for analysis.
• Data is unstructured narrative text (HTML), requiring manual extraction for quantitative use.

Provenance

Source

Transportation Safety Board of Canada (Bureau de la sécurité des transports du Canada).

Collection Method

Official safety investigation following a reported incident.

Time Range

Incident date: 08 July 2021.

Freshness

Report metadata was last updated on 06 March 2026.

Geography

Elko, British Columbia, Canada; Cranbrook Subdivision, Mile 54.3.