A Train Derailment in Severn Falls - Again: What you Should Know.

People love a train wreck ... from afar.

The Barrie Examiner is close to the action, and their latest report starts "CP Rail trains are expected to roll through Severn Falls by Friday morning after crews worked 24/7 to clear the tracks."

Which begs some questions:
Should they be allowed to?
What branch of the government should allow it?
Who has the final say on starting the trains back up?


That all sounds very alarmist to most who noticed a train derailed in Severn Falls.

I understand that based on the reporting thus far people would think these things just happen., but I've got a piece of information that might give you pause to think about it. 
The train derailed in the same spot a train derailed in 2006. 
There's a joke about an engineer driving a train.- instead of designing a track!

The National Post has an article on it's site stating:  "CP Rail spokesman Mike LoVecchio said the derailed cars were part of an eastbound freight train that was passing a westbound freight train waiting on a siding. The derailed cars struck the westbound freight, he said."  The article notes "This is the third derailment for the company in 2011, but Mr. LoVecchio said that record is better than it was at this time in 2010."

The Toronto Star noted Randy Marsh of CP Rail indicating " the entire 21-car wreck could be cleared by Thursday night"

The Barrie Examiner article ended :
"The public is asked to stay back from the site, Lovecchio said.
"I think there is always a certain fascination when you have an incident site such as that for the public to look at; it's understandable," he said.

The public hasn't derailed trains there twice in 5 years.
Maybe CP should stay back.