Rail Safety First

Rail Safety First is a coalition of concerned communitues across Canada working to stop the unsafe transportation of dangerous goods through our neighbourhoods.

[Rail Safety First @railsafetyfirst]

@MarcGarneau Doesn't look like the transportation of dangerous goods by rail is included in your top six research projects. Please explain why this is no longer a priority for @Transport_gc?

[Rail Safety First @railsafetyfirst]

"Saved" is an understatement!

[AJ+ @ajplus]

A train in the Netherlands derailed, smashing past the end of its tracks and almost falling 30 feet into a pier — but was stopped by a sculpture of a whale's tail.

No one was injured. The sculpture is coincidentally named "Saved By The Whale's Tail." 🐳

[Rail Safety First @railsafetyfirst]

Just imagine what an evacuation would look like if this happened in Toronto or Montreal or New York or Chicago or San Fran or Calgary....or any big city with oil trains? https://t.co/6aVhOziTT8

[Rail Safety First @railsafetyfirst]

Finger pointing and jurisdictional dodge ball means that police seldom — if ever — investigate major rail disasters https://t.co/YYXEei6Bzh

[Rail Safety First @railsafetyfirst]

Looks like the emperor has no clothes....https://t.co/m7Vrx9tU2T

[Rail Safety First @railsafetyfirst]

Train derailment in B.C. triggers school evacuation....mom describes the wreckage as "un-freaking-believable" https://t.co/pfthNNxGCx

[Rail Safety First @railsafetyfirst]

Risk to public 'low' after freight train derails in Kingston, Ont., city says | CBC News https://t.co/XiGrPgwRxT

[Rail Safety First @railsafetyfirst]

How does this even happen? Does VIA not employ someone to ensure the tracks are clear of other trains??https://t.co/0XWjqrowQw

[Rail Safety First @railsafetyfirst]

Consider evacuating a 4-mile radius in Toronto or another major city... https://t.co/RmcmZ49st9

[Rail Safety First @railsafetyfirst]

Locomotives pulling tanker cars heavy with oil, propane and noxious chemicals continue to be a common sight in the hearts of several major Canadian cities. https://t.co/X1mfz7RKBk

[Rail Safety First @railsafetyfirst]

@OnElectionDay @MarcGarneau @safe_rail It’s an excellent question. @marcgarneau said Rail safety was a priority when he was elected but that doesn’t seem to be the case

[Rail Safety First @railsafetyfirst]

It’s been 6 years and really are we much safer today? https://t.co/XKS0DQRpBS

[Rail Safety First @railsafetyfirst]

Here’s the report from the Ethanol derailment in Fort Worth, Texas. These unit trains roll through midtown Toronto regularly. How are we OK with this?

https://t.co/XpwjlAqz6K

[Rail Safety First @railsafetyfirst]

At loooooong last Feds lay out proposed new rules for voice, video recorders in locomotives https://t.co/RhBs7g6UjQ

[Rail Safety First @railsafetyfirst]

Watched an oil train just like this one pass through midtown Toronto this very morning. Thankfully not another Lac-Megantic...https://t.co/5cS79YOaFK

[Rail Safety First @railsafetyfirst]

Seems that everyone was consulted except the public...and the clock is ticking https://t.co/XlhLebESAb

[Rail Safety First @railsafetyfirst]

Coming soon to an election near you... https://t.co/LxjmZHa8vl

[Rail Safety First @railsafetyfirst]

With the Trans Mountain pipeline and other projects stalled or abandoned, the oil industry has taken to shipping even more oil by rail despite derailments. https://t.co/hH2OjDKgtX via @torontostar

[Rail Safety First @railsafetyfirst]

CP to appeal TC Ministerial Order that came on the heels of a derailment that killed 3 people, when it plunged off a bridge into the Kicking Horse River. https://t.co/QQSOzhRvMQ

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Netflix: Lac-Megantic footage to be removed from 'Bird Box' https://t.co/AFyqKeUFL2