1. TSB WATCHLIST Presentation to 2010 Operation Lifesaver Martin Lacombe, Member Transportation Safety Board of Canada Aylmer, Quebec September 15, 2010

2. Outline TSB mandate TSB Watchlist Specific accidents Recommendations (progress/update) Positive developments

3. TSB Mandate To advance transportation safety in the air, marine, rail and pipeline modes of transportation that are under federal jurisdiction by: conducting independent investigations identifying safety deficiencies identifying causes and contributing factors making recommendations publishing reports

4. Fishing vessel safety Emergency preparedness on ferries Passenger trains colliding with vehicles Operation of longer, heavier trains Risk of collisions on runways Controlled flight into terrain Landing accidents and runway overruns Safety Management Systems Data recorders WATCHLIST

5. Fishing vessel safety Emergency preparedness on ferries Passenger trains colliding with vehicles Operation of longer, heavier trains Risk of collisions on runways Controlled flight into terrain Landing accidents and runway overruns Safety Management Systems Data recorders WATCHLIST Track angle at crossing, Kingston Subdivision, Pincourt/Terrase-Vaudreuil, QC

6. Fishing vessel safety Emergency preparedness on ferries Passenger trains colliding with vehicles Operation of longer, heavier trains Risk of collisions on runways Controlled flight into terrain Landing accidents and runway overruns Safety Management Systems Data recorders WATCHLIST Aerial photo of derailed cars, Cobourg. ON

7. Fishing vessel safety Emergency preparedness on ferries Passenger trains colliding with vehicles Operation of longer, heavier trains Risk of collisions on runways Controlled flight into terrain Landing accidents and runway overruns Safety Management Systems Data recorders WATCHLIST Derailed locomotive, Lillooet, BC

8. Fishing vessel safety Emergency preparedness on ferries Passenger trains colliding with vehicles Operation of longer, heavier trains Risk of collisions on runways Controlled flight into terrain Landing accidents and runway overruns Safety Management Systems Data recorders WATCHLIST Derailed freight train, McBride, BC

9. Pincourt 2 Key Safety Issues The risk of truck/train collisions at level crossings on the Québec-Windsor rail corridor. The adequacy of Emergency Contact Information signage posted at railway crossings.

10. Pincourt—Update That TC conduct safety assessments of level crossings … and ensure that defences… mitigate the risk of truck/train collisions. R09-01 Satisfactory intent That TC implement standards to improve … emergency contact signage at railway crossings. R09-02 Satisfactory intent

11. Mallorytown

12. Mallorytown—Update That TC [and] provincial governments expedite implementation of a national standard for low ground clearance advance warning signs at railway crossings. R09-04 Satisfactory intent

13. Other TSB Recommendations “That CN … identify and mitigate risks to safety as required by its SMS, and that TC require CN to do so.” R09-03 Satisfactory intent “That … design specifications for locomotive event recorders include provisions regarding the survivability of data.” R02-04 Fully satisfactory

14. Summary TSB Watchlist: Operation of longer, heavier trains Passenger trains colliding with vehicles Data recorders SMS Pincourt, Mallorytown: progress is being made

15. Questions?