(Source: Canadian Manufacturing, August 6, 2015)
DORVAL, Quebec — The Transportation Safety Board of Canada’s investigation determined as the yard assignment train was approaching the junction between the freight track and the north track, the rail traffic controller radioed the crew, requiring them to copy instructions. In the minutes leading up to the crash,the crew prioritized copying the RTC’s instructions over the operation of the train and observing the applicable signals. As a result, the stop signal was not identified, which led to the collision.
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