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Lac-Mégantic train crash: first official victim named

More residents return to devastated Canadian town, more bodies found

Think before you speak

THE FIRST few days after a disaster can be a make-or-break time for a company’s reputation...

The botched communications effort made by Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway this week following the crash of one of its trains on July 6th that killed at least 50 people in the town of Lac-Mégantic, in Quebec, puts it firmly in the same class as BP’s response to the Deepwater disaster...

Rail at centre of Quebec town tragedy and heart of its recovery

the Canadian town's leaders, business owners and many of its residents see the railway as crucial to their survival and want it operating again as soon as possible...

Why are Canada's trains vulnerable? Good old capitalist cost-cutting

Canadian trains used to be run by five engineers each, now it's just one. Competition trumped safety, now lives have been lost...

Canadian tanker train crash raises fresh questions on oil transportation

Explosion in Quebec highlights need to re-evaluate the risk of spills as land-based extraction booms...

Reuters video reports on the site in the aftermath of the crash are at:

http://uk.reuters.com/video/2013/07/16/ ... oChannel=1

http://uk.reuters.com/video/2013/07/16/ ... Channel=75

Canada gives C$60 million to help Quebec town after rail disaster

CN Railway profit rises as crude oil shipments increase

Canada tightens rail laws after Lac-Megantic crash

Canada toughens rail safety rules after Quebec disaster

Wrongful death suit in Quebec train crash filed in U.S.

Oil explosion in Quebec train crash "abnormal", investigator says

As investigators seek reasons for the deadly train crash in Lac-Megantic, Quebec, last month and the huge "abnormal" fire it caused, they are focusing on the nature of the fuel cargo as well as the brakes, tanker cars, and locomotive...

They raised doubts about the nature of the petroleum cargo on the runaway train...

"We need to be thorough and it will take months"...