(Broadcast News circulated the following story on July 21. Art McKay was a member of the BLET.)
PRINCE GEORGE — CN Rail has asked court for a preliminary hearing be held into charges related to a fatal train derailment near McBride in May last year.
The company is accused of failing to ensure the safety of its employees and failing to meet sound engineering principles.
CN spokesperson Jim Feeny says it could be awhile before anything substantial happens in court.
He says the company is requesting a preliminary inquiry to determine whether or not there is sufficient evidence against CN Rail.
The company is set to return to court next month but if there’s a preliminary hearing it won’t likely happen until early next year.
Conductor Ken LeQuesne and engineer Art McKay, both 51-years-old, died after a railway bridge collapsed plunging the first six cars of the train into a ravine.