I think not said:
I can't see why it is Manda. CN Rail just bought BC Rail, how do you expect a company to maintain and fix decades of apparent neglect in less than a year. Plus that rail was inspected 3 months ago. So explain how CN Rail should be accused of criminal negligence.
Interesting, I have read and heard some of this. Why do some of you want to assign blame for accidents? Accidents are, by their very nature, unexpected and unpredictable. Any time there is human involvement, there is a potential of mistakes, humans are mistake prone. I agree with I Think Not, if his information is correct, that if CN just bought the railbeds, then to expect them to fully inspect all of them within a year is unreasonable.
Are the derailments a tragedy, both environmentally, economically, and socially? Yes, of course. But instead of looking to blame someone, or some thing, can we not wait until all the facts are out and then put a plan into place to ensure, as much as possible, that this type of accident does not happen again?