The Lac-Mégantic rail disaster of July 2013 killed 47 people , . Among the factors : a `` weak safety culture '' in the railroad that transported the oil ; a government agency that required safety plans from industry but did little to check them ; and a train that consisted almost entirely of substandard tanker cars . In the aftermath of that disaster, Quebec Premier Jean Charest announced a plan to build new high-speed trains and expand existing ones in order to improve service between Montreal and Toronto. TSB : Accident may have been avoided if any one of 18 factors were not present . Recent spike in rail shipments of oil surprised even government regulators , says TSB chair .
The Lac-Mégantic rail disaster of July 2013 killed 47 people , . In the aftermath of that disaster, Quebec Premier Jean Charest announced a plan to build new high-speed trains and expand existing ones in order to improve service between Montreal and Toronto. TSB : Accident may have been avoided if any one of 18 factors were not present . Recent spike in rail shipments of oil surprised even government regulators , says TSB chair .