(Source: Railway Track & Structures, November 3, 2022)
More than nine years after the horrific derailment of a crude oil unit train at Lac-Mégantic, Quebec that claimed 47 lives and led to new regulations for railroad hazmat tank cars, the Government of Canada announced that an agreement-in-principle has been reached with the City of Lac-Mégantic for land parcel acquisition required for construction of the 12.5-km (7.75-mile) Lac-Mégantic bypass.
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