Investigation report: December 2019 main-track derailment near Gladstone, Manitoba

Winnipeg, Manitoba, 13 August 2020 — Today, the Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) released its investigation report (R19W0329) into the 31 December 2019 main-track derailment of a VIA Rail Canada Inc. passenger train near Gladstone, Manitoba.

The TSB conducted a limited-scope, fact-gathering investigation into this occurrence to advance transportation safety through greater awareness of potential safety issues.

See the investigation page for more information.

The TSB is an independent agency that investigates air, marine, pipeline, and rail transportation occurrences. Its sole aim is the advancement of transportation safety. It is not the function of the Board to assign fault or determine civil or criminal liability.