Real world Stories
On the first day of operation, MMA employed 452. On the last day of operation, MMA employed 3. On August 22, 2013, the Canadian Transportation Agency ordered CPR to reinstate delivery to MMA, a move CPR (as one of multiple firms ordered by Quebec’s government to pay for the costly cleanup of oil spilled by … Read more
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB), which is prevented statutorily from issuing judgements or finding blame, started an investigation into the accident under reference R13D0054, deploying a team of 20 experts to the site to gather evidence and interview officials and witnesses. While the investigation was underway, the Transportation Safety Board asked Transport Canada … Read more
Witness Describing Accident: Witnesses recalled observing the train passingthrough the crossing at an excessive speed with no locomotive lights,“infernal” noise and sparks being emitted from the wheels. It wasalso stated by witnesses that since the train was going so fast, the flashinglights or bells on the crossing signals did not activate. Gilles Fluet, a Musi-Café … Read more
Day of Accident: In October 2012, the lead locomotive, a GE C30-7 designated #5017, was sent to MMA’s repair shop following an engine failure. Because of the time and cost for a standard repair and the pressure to return the locomotive to service, the engine was repaired with an epoxy-like material that lacked the required … Read more
Details About Company: The Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway (reporting mark MMA) was a Class II freight railroad that operated in the U.S. states of Maine and Vermont and the Canadian province of Quebec between 2002 and 2014 as a branch of Rail World. It was headquartered in Hermon, Maine. Its Canadian subsidiary was named … Read more