Railway Inspectors Granted New Authority to Combat Rise In ‘Security Incidents’

Canadian railway inspectors have been handed new powers by Ottawa to deal with security issues in the face of growing incidents of sabotage. “There has been a disturbing trend of increased levels of security incidents related to Canada’s rail infrastructure in recent years,” Department of Transportation staff wrote in a Regulatory Impact Analysis Statement, as first reported by Blacklock’s Reporter. “The number of incidents related to trespassing, sabotage, tampering, vandalism, interference with rail operations and suspicious activities is of concern.” The ministry didn’t disclose the number of incidents that have occurred in recent years, but said it is concerned about sabotage....