Transportation Safety Board investigators inspect a derailed oil car east of Guernsey on Feb. 9, 2020. (TSB/Submitted)

By CKOM News Staff

Train handled properly, no malfunctions found at Guernsey derailment site

Feb 14, 2020 | 1:46 PM

The Transportation Safety Board (TSB) says investigators haven’t found any mechanical malfunctions on the train that derailed near Guernsey on Feb. 6.

In an update issued Friday, the TSB said no “causal” malfunctions have been found to date.

Its online investigation page also notes investigators reviewed the locomotive’s event recorder, which indicates the train was being handled in accordance with regulations and CP Rail guidelines.

The update came eight days after 32 oil cars derailed just east of Guernsey, spilling approximately 1.2 million litres of oil and causing a massive fire that forced the evacuation of the village.

Highway 16 was closed for nearly a full week as crews cleared the debris and repaired the roadway.

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It marked the second derailment around the village, after a train derailed in December between Guernsey and Plunkett.

The investigation page notes the train that derailed last week was hauling 104 crude oil cars along with two hopper cars filled with sand.

The oil cars that derailed were new DOT 117J100-W models, which are supposed to be puncture-resistant.

Of the cars that derailed, 19 were involved in the fire.

The TSB notes a full investigation report could take up to 600 days to complete.