TRANSCAER® members and partners ensure the Safety Train makes it home

February 06, 2019

On January 22, Joe Caponio of ERCO Worldwide put a call out to the Ontario Regional TRANSCAER® Committee for help in getting the beloved Safety Train, the CCPX 911, to its new home at the Fire and Emergency Services Training Institute (FESTI) at Pearson International Airport in Mississauga, Ontario.

While the CCPX 911 can no longer tour across the country each year as a premier training tool at TRANSCAER outreach events, the car’s one-of-a-kind design will continue to be leveraged to instruct first responders at FESTI on how to prepare for and respond to transportation incidents involving dangerous goods.

Due to an irreparable crack on the body of the car, it was retired in early 2018 and is no longer able to travel on the rails. After many months of problem-solving, planning and organizing, Mr. Caponio and FESTI Fire Chief and Instructor David Clarke worked together to come up with an alternate transportation solution to move the CCPX 911 from Windsor to Mississauga. The CCPX 911 will make the journey secured to a semi-trailer truck and transported to FESTI by road.

Only four days after of Mr. Caponio’s announcement, several CIAC members and TRANSCAER partners pitched in more than enough funds to relocate the Safety Train. Phil Bott, Division Chief at FESTI, was grateful for CIAC’s members’ immediate action and their willingness to support the Safety Train’s new life, stating: “Your work is greatly appreciated and will not be forgotten.”

This is another great example of Responsible Care® in action. A big thank you to all those that helped make it happen!

  • National Silicates
  • Blachford
  • GFL
  • Seaboard Transport
  • ERCO Worldwide
  • BASF
  • Harold Marcus Ltd
  • ERAC
  • CIAC