LRT train had already derailed before reaching station but kept going: TSB

The Transportation Safety Board of Canada says the LRT train that derailed west of Tremblay Station on Sunday actually derailed before reaching the station but kept going until it had passed the rail bridge over Riverside Drive.

In a statement Tuesday, the TSB said a motor bogie left the track just before the train reached the station early Sunday afternoon.

"At approximately 1215 on 19 September 2021, westbound OLRT was proceeding on track 1 when motor bogie 2 on vehicle 1121 derailed as it entered Tremblay Station. The train then departed the station in the derailed condition and continued over the rail bridge that traversed Riverside Drive before striking a signal mast and switch heater that were adjacent to and north of track 1," the TSB said. "Subsequently, the train went into emergency and came to a stop just west of the rail bridge."

This new information was not part of the city's update to the transit commission on Monday. A summary of the information to date, presented in a slide to commissioners by transit operations director Troy Charter only said the train had come to a stop between Tremblay and Hurdman stations at around 12:15 p.m. because one of the sets of wheels had derailed. 

There were 12 passengers and the operator on board at the time. No one was hurt.