Federal regulations state that stopped trains can't block crossings for more than five minutes, and that they have to move immediately if emergency vehicles need to pass. Transport Canada said it will now be investigating Tuesday's incident after receiving a…
It's the first thought that crosses Dayna Curtis' mind when asked to describe the Canadian Pacific Railway tracks at Adelaide Street near Central Avenue. "This is the worst railway crossing in London," she said. "It will stop dead, like the…
"It sounds like trains crashing into each other." After using the waterfront rails for nearly a decade, the Canadian National Railway has lately been sending trains down a different line that runs right through their neighbourhood, just a stone's throw…
Residents of Vancouver's Strathcona neighbourhood met with city officials Wednesday night to discuss increased rail traffic through the East Vancouver community. Since last January, Strathcona residents have been dealing with more freight train traffic in the area after Canadian National…
Mayor Jim Watson wrote to Garneau in early March asking for his intervention after the Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA) forced the city's decision on the future of the old rail bridge between Ottawa and Gatineau. The CTA gave the city…
