The board's report says that led to loosening of the joint and fatigue cracking in the joint bars, which failed beneath the train as it travelled along the track near
The
The board says 37 of the cars derailed and 17 of those were breached, which resulted in the release of about 815,000 litres of oil.
There were no injuries, fires or evacuations in the crash, but more than 300 metres of the track was damaged or destroyed.
The railway now requires certain repair parts be spray-painted royal blue to help differentiate them from similar-looking ones.
The investigation also found there were five other areas of concern along the rail line, all within 15 metres of each other, that indicated the track infrastructure was deteriorating.
And it says the train was operating in accordance with
The safety agency issued recommendations to
In response, the federal organization revised its safety rules to include a number of improvements related to the operation of trains carrying dangerous goods and track infrastructure.
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