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Glitches at Pincourt rail crossing leave commuters uneasy

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Dangerous glitches at Pincourt rail crossing
WATCH ABOVE: Pincourt commuters are concerned over a series of glitches they've noticed over the past several weeks. Global's Billy Shields reports – Feb 12, 2018

Pincourt commuters are concerned over a series of glitches many told Global News they’ve noticed over the past several weeks.

The glitches involve the barrier arms and light arrays at the intersection of Cardinal-Léger and Canadian Pacific rail tracks, just north of Highway 20.

According to several people Global News spoke with, the arms will go up seemingly at random while a train is approaching.

Global News witnessed this Monday morning as a car rushed over the tracks with an RTM train about to pull through.

“It’s dangerous,” said Kelly Moran, a commuter.

C the Pincourt rail crossing will go up with a train pulling through. Billy Shields/Global News

“People don’t know when they should go or not,” said Stéphane Biron, a commuter who was taking the train early Monday morning. “The cars don’t know. They want to pass and then say ‘What’s going on?'”

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Global News reached out to both Canadian Pacific and the commuter rail agency that runs light rail trains. Neither organization returned calls seeking comment by deadline.

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