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Transportation Safety Board calls for better wheel checks after train derailment

The Transportation Safety Board says more needs to be done to ensure train car wheels are up to snuff after a broken rim led to a derailment east of Edmonton. A CN Rail train bound for Prince Rupert, B.C., was hauling grain in April 2023 near Uncas, Alta., when 18 cars went off the tracks, though no injuries were reported. A report Thursday says a wheel on one car had a shattered rim that worsened as it moved along the track, and was to be removed when the train arrived in Edmonton for a crew change. It says the wheel…

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