Ashcroft derailment investigation could take a year

Jan 25, 2017 | 10:40 AM

ASHCROFT, B.C. — The Transportation Safety Board says its probe into a train derailment near Ashcroft January 12 could take up to a year to complete.

James Carmichael is the investigator in charge of the incident.

He says any TSB derailment investigation focuses on three areas.

“When we do an investigation, we look into how the train was being handled, we look at all the mechanical aspects of the locomotives and the rail cars themselves, and of course we look into the infrastructure of the track itself,” said Carmichael.