Gatineau Quebec - Today, the Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) released its Investigation
Report R21V0144 into a 2021 freight train locomotive fire near Elko, British Columbia (BC).
On 8 Jul 2021 a Canadian Pacific Railway Company (CP) train was travelling eastward on the Cranbrook Subdivision near
Caithness when its mid-train locomotive experienced a mechanical failure that resulted in flames and embers emanating
from the exhaust stack, likely causing a trackside fire.
Due to the locomotive's remote position in the train, the locomotive fire went undetected until it was observed by the
crew of an opposing train.
The trackside fire was reported by a member of the public, grew to 1.2 hectares, and was extinguished by the volunteer
local fire department, with the help of BC Wildfire Service.
According to the Province of BC fire danger ratings, the fire danger in the Elko area was high on the day of the
occurrence.
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