OTtawa LRT
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Ottawa mayor defends LRT system after derailmentsMayor Jim Watson is standing by Ottawa's light-rail transit system, but he conceded Wednesday that the city will need to win back to confidence of riders after recent derailments.NewsSep 22
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Damage from Ottawa LRT derailment could take weeks to repair: officialsThough it's early days in the investigation into Sunday's LRT derailment, officials said Monday it could be three weeks before the system is back up to full capacity.NewsSep 20
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Canada election: O’Toole stops short of promise to extend Ottawa LRT to BarrhavenDespite previous commitments to a Kanata extension, Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole would not commit to funding Ottawa’s light-rail out to Barrhaven on Tuesday.PoliticsSep 14
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Another Ottawa LRT train stalls, issue ‘unrelated’ to axle bearing problemsStuck trains are quickly becoming the norm again on Ottawa's light-rail transit line, with another vehicle stuck during Tuesday morning's commute.NewsAug 31
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Ottawa LRT worker suffers serious injury at Roosevelt Avenue siteAn Ottawa LRT construction worker is in serious but stable condition after paramedics say he suffered a head injury on site Thursday morning.NewsAug 26
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2 Ottawa LRT trains removed from service Thursday for coupler, heating issuesTwo Ottawa LRT trains were taken out of service for maintenance on Thursday morning after they experience separate issues with their couplers and cooling systems.TrafficAug 26
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Axles, odours, fires: OC Transpo boss answers questions in memo amid Ottawa transit turbulenceOttawa's head of transit answered a slew of questions on recent problems with the LRT and other OC Transpo operations in a memo on Monday night.NewsAug 24
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Axle repairs needed on 10 Ottawa LRT trainsRideau Transit Maintenance found 10 train cars out of 39 have issues with their axle bearings — the same type of fault that derailed a train last week.NewsAug 18
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Ottawa LRT: 8 train cars need repairs for axle issuesEight train cars will need to have replacement parts installed to fix an axle issue that resulted in one train derailing from Ottawa's Confederation Line last week.NewsAug 17
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Ottawa councillors call for emergency transit commission meeting amid LRT issuesCouncillors Diane Deans and Catherine McKenney are calling for a special transit commission meeting to get answers about recent issues on Ottawa's LRT line.NewsAug 16
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