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To: Goose94 who wrote (134785)	10/20/2022 12:01:49 PM
From: Goose94	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 203382

VISA Rail: This is fawkin' crazy!! I guess VISA Rail worry about a tail end run in? Who the fawk is running the CNR children? They must had a couple close calls already. VIA Rail has begun running buffer cars on some of its aging passenger trains, a safety measure designed to better protect passengers and crew in the event of a crash. Canada's government-owned passenger train system is using the empty cars, which act as crumple zones, on trains that include the stainless steel coaches, which were built in the 1950s. VIA said in an e-mail is taking the steps on the advice of a third-party engineering report while addressing the structural weaknesses of the cars. VIA said, "The corporation has added buffer cars at the front and back end of all trains with stainless steel equipment to reduce the consequences in the unlikely event of a train-to-train collision." A ministerial order requiring VIA to employ the safety measures was issued on Wednesday. Collisions involving passenger trains are rare, but one of the most notable crashes occurred in 1986 near Hinton, Alta. A Canadian National Railway freight train failed to stop when required and collided head on with a VIA passenger train, killing 23 people, a public inquiry found.