05-02-2019 20:13 via vancouversun.com

Train began to move on its own before fatal B.C. derailment: TSB

CALGARY — Investigators say a Canadian Pacific freight train was parked and began to move on its own before it derailed and killed three crew members near Field, B.C.
The Transportation Safety Board says the westbound train had been parked on a grade with its air brakes applied for two hours near Field early Monday when it started rolling.
Investigator James Carmichael said the crew had just boarded the train, but weren’t yet ready to depart.
“It was not anything the crew
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