(Source: Winnipeg Free Press, December 19, 2019)
OTTAWA — CN Rail has removed a safety requirement for the Lagimodiere Boulevard overpass just six weeks after grain cars leaned over the edge after a derailment. In a notice obtained by the Free Press, CN told all its Winnipeg employees on Dec. 12 that train crews no longer need to have air brakes set up when crossing between the Symington and Paddington railyards. Air brakes allow trains to stop faster than other methods, but they are less effective in cold conditions, and they take time to pressurize.
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