Rail Crossing

• Cost of key Pitt Meadows rail crossing triples, city asked to chip in $50M

  The mayor says the funding ask is about the same as its annual budget, and that residents are upset at being asked to pay for a project they weren't originally meant to fund.

  Canada

  Mar 30, 2023
  
• 50 years later: Militant Mothers of Raymur honoured for rail blockade victory

  It's been more than five decades since a group of mostly single mothers from East Vancouver successfully fought the city and two railways for a safe crossing for their children.

  Canada

  May 8, 2022
  
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• Saskatoon city hall looks at forcing rail lines to move

  The City of Saskatoon will examine federal legislation that could force the rail lines out of the city. A former mayor of Regina, who tried the tactic, has some advice.

  Canada

  Jan 26, 2021
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• Saskatoon committee sends rail overpass report to city council

  Reports accepted by Saskatoon city committees normally go to the administration. Coun. Randy Donauer said the matter was too important to deal with in committee.

  Canada

  Jan 11, 2021
• Saskatoon city hall to examine railway crossings that could cost $93M

  A report, written by Saskatoon city administration, proposes the city council continue to develop plans for three railway crossings.

  Canada

  Jan 9, 2021
• Sick of train delays in Winnipeg? There’s an app for that

  Train delays are a fact of life for Winnipeggers, and now there's an app for that.

  Traffic

  Nov 10, 2020
• Prairie landowners on the hook for rail crossing upgrades ask for extension, consultation

  Landowners across the prairies are asking the federal government to extend a deadline for mandated upgrades to grade rail crossings near their land.

  Consumer

  Sep 24, 2020
• Man run over by train in central Hamilton, suffers ‘life-altering injuries’

  Police say it appears the man was trying to crawl under the train to cross the tracks when it began to pull away.

  Dec 5, 2019
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• ‘We’ve got a safety issue’: illegal rail crossing a growing concern in Ward 5

  For the past few years, access across railway lines has been the biggest complaint fielded by one Saskatoon city councillor.

  Canada

  Aug 30, 2019
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• Coldstream business says CN decision is creating a safety concern

  An Okanagan business feels like it has little recourse in a dispute with a major Canadian railway.

  Canada

  Aug 28, 2019