Train derails on Rio's Canadian iron ore line, conductor missing
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A train operated by Rio Tinto's Iron Ore Company of Canada has derailed in Quebec and its conductor was missing following an apparent landslide, the Canadian iron ore miner said on Thursday (November 6).
Early information indicated a landslide had caused the derailment of the train, which was transporting empty cars from Sept-Îles, Quebec, and was found submerged in water, the miner said in a statement.
The company said all railway traffic was suspended until further notice, and that the main priority was finding their missing employee.
In a separate statement, the Transportation Safety Board said it was investigating the derailment.
Derailments have become a particularly sensitive issue in Canada since a crude oil train crash in Lac-Megantic, Quebec, in July 2013 that killed 47 people. That train had only one conductor, an unusual practice in the North American railway industry. The only othe
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A train operated by Rio Tinto's Iron Ore Company of Canada has derailed in Quebec and its conductor was missing following an apparent landslide, the Canadian iron ore miner said on Thursday (November 6).
Early information indicated a landslide had caused the derailment of the train, which was transporting empty cars from Sept-Îles, Quebec, and was found submerged in water, the miner said in a statement.
The company said all railway traffic was suspended until further notice, and that the main priority was finding their missing employee.
In a separate statement, the Transportation Safety Board said it was investigating the derailment.
Derailments have become a particularly sensitive issue in Canada since a crude oil train crash in Lac-Megantic, Quebec, in July 2013 that killed 47 people. That train had only one conductor, an unusual practice in the North American railway industry. The only othe