Comments on: British Columbia

In reply to LI. Trains must use their whistle at all public crossings, (generally speakin...

https://railandreason.com/tell-us-your-story/western-canada/british-columbia/#comment-51306

Why the train has to honk so long and at hight time , mid night or early morning ? This is very annoying !

https://railandreason.com/tell-us-your-story/western-canada/british-columbia/#comment-51302

In reply to frustrated in Coquitlam. We believe you are the person who went to the media ...

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Just this morning I shed tears because of the train in my back yard. I had another terrible night’s sleep and needed a nap today but there was a train idling right behind my fence directly behi...

https://railandreason.com/tell-us-your-story/western-canada/british-columbia/#comment-51276

In reply to Brandon. We're glad that you are not experiencing the problems that so many o...

https://railandreason.com/tell-us-your-story/western-canada/british-columbia/#comment-51270

In reply to Stop SRY Noise. We agree it's time to find a better warning system that is le...

https://railandreason.com/tell-us-your-story/western-canada/british-columbia/#comment-51269

In reply to vancouverjess. Jessica, we're sorry to hear about this. Our next blog post wi...

https://railandreason.com/tell-us-your-story/western-canada/british-columbia/#comment-51267

In reply to Tara Dickson. Have you considered contact the Canadian Transportation Agency ...

https://railandreason.com/tell-us-your-story/western-canada/british-columbia/#comment-51264

In reply to StopTrainHornBlasting. Sorry to hear of your ongoing problems. Your area is a...

https://railandreason.com/tell-us-your-story/western-canada/british-columbia/#comment-51263

In reply to sleepless-in-new-west. trainjane, like sleepless-in-new-west, I too have writt...

https://railandreason.com/tell-us-your-story/western-canada/british-columbia/#comment-51223

I live in the small hamlet of yahk BC. the train tracks run right through the center of our community and within the last 2 years CP rail has decided to move there switching yard from cranbrook b...

https://railandreason.com/tell-us-your-story/western-canada/british-columbia/#comment-51221

In reply to Farzana. I also live in Newton. I am 7 months pregnant, not getting any sleep ...

https://railandreason.com/tell-us-your-story/western-canada/british-columbia/#comment-51155

I just rented a place on Spuraway ave Coquitlam and noise from trains are terrible. Unless we keep windows locked up, the honking is ridiculous. During day is bearable but at night, i dont unders...

https://railandreason.com/tell-us-your-story/western-canada/british-columbia/#comment-50581

I understand that the trains are disruptive to sleep and all as I live near a train intersection in New Westminster. I understand with the train idling issues that some people have. As to the peo...

https://railandreason.com/tell-us-your-story/western-canada/british-columbia/#comment-50390

Folks in Surrey, New Westminster, Delta, and other places far and wide: SRY Southern Railway has pushed the city to pay for their liability protection for collisions at crossings. This is absurd ...

https://railandreason.com/tell-us-your-story/western-canada/british-columbia/#comment-50352

In reply to Stop SRY Noise. The impact of train whistles on residential communities is a ...

https://railandreason.com/tell-us-your-story/western-canada/british-columbia/#comment-49874

Dec 2014 SRY in New Westminster has a front man, Singh Biln, for community engagement and handling complains. Mr. Biln is a pleasant fellow, but by all evidence it may be mere window dressing. SR...

https://railandreason.com/tell-us-your-story/western-canada/british-columbia/#comment-49728

In reply to gary prokovich. I agree that it is time for rail to lose its "immunity card" w...

https://railandreason.com/tell-us-your-story/western-canada/british-columbia/#comment-14185

In reply to gary prokovich. Actually, Mr. Prokovich, I've asked the same questions as you,...

https://railandreason.com/tell-us-your-story/western-canada/british-columbia/#comment-14182

NOT soon enough, after ten years of getting ****** the GOVERNMENTS known as CLOWNS do not care but let your car smoke a little and you will be forced to go to aircare which is not needed except b...

https://railandreason.com/tell-us-your-story/western-canada/british-columbia/#comment-8310

hello trainjane, where you understand railways not accountable to metro's diesel emissions bylaw i suggest you look up GVRD's emissions bylaw regulation NO. 1161, 2012 adopted March 02 2012 or re...

https://railandreason.com/tell-us-your-story/western-canada/british-columbia/#comment-8183

In reply to gary prokovich. Hello Mr. Prokovich, I think we already explained that Metro V...

https://railandreason.com/tell-us-your-story/western-canada/british-columbia/#comment-7908

metro vancouver passed an off road diesel emissions bylaw last year and still do jack crap, also health and safety canada is a joke saying it's out of their hands, all governments and politicians...

https://railandreason.com/tell-us-your-story/western-canada/british-columbia/#comment-7520

In reply to gary prokovich. In this regard, Mr. Prokovich, I think we do not agree. Escala...

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ESCALATE!!!! you have no idea the crap belching choking smoke full throttle from bc southern rail. do you know what would happen 100 or less years ago?

https://railandreason.com/tell-us-your-story/western-canada/british-columbia/#comment-7255

Hi trainjane, Here is a summary of our fire prevention meeting here in Spences Bridge. Perhaps what transpired her ewill be of some use to people in other parts of the country who are also dealin...

https://railandreason.com/tell-us-your-story/western-canada/british-columbia/#comment-5187

Hi trainjane, Here is a summary of our fire prevention meeting here in Spences Bridge. Perhaps what transpired her ewill be of some use to people in other parts of the country who are also dealin...

https://railandreason.com/tell-us-your-story/western-canada/british-columbia/#comment-5164

In reply to Dwayne Rourke. Hello Mr. Rourke, Thank you for the update, and the correction....

https://railandreason.com/tell-us-your-story/western-canada/british-columbia/#comment-4927

In reply to gary prokovich. You're welcome, Mr. Prokovich. Here are two links that might s...

https://railandreason.com/tell-us-your-story/western-canada/british-columbia/#comment-4926

Hi trainjane, I would like to insert a correction to my recent posting regarding our upcoming meeting to collectively explore ways and means of reducing fire hazards along railways, especially in...

https://railandreason.com/tell-us-your-story/western-canada/british-columbia/#comment-4903

In reply to trainjane. thank you for your response gary prokovich

https://railandreason.com/tell-us-your-story/western-canada/british-columbia/#comment-4902

In reply to gary prokovich. My understanding in your area is that there is potentially a j...

https://railandreason.com/tell-us-your-story/western-canada/british-columbia/#comment-4867

In reply to trainjane. this is about metro vancouver and their so called bylaw offroad die...

https://railandreason.com/tell-us-your-story/western-canada/british-columbia/#comment-4860

In reply to dwaynerourke. Hello Dwayne, Thanks for providing the update. Looks like rail s...

https://railandreason.com/tell-us-your-story/western-canada/british-columbia/#comment-4816

Hi everyone, It has been a very hot summer here along British Columbia's majestic Thompson River. In such an arid and hot climate as we have here, the risk of fire is ever-present. In recent week...

https://railandreason.com/tell-us-your-story/western-canada/british-columbia/#comment-4814

I just got off the phone with Southern Railway of British Columbia. They have an emergency # 604 521-4821 ,call this # and report alarm signal and horn issues as they are happening. The fella was...

https://railandreason.com/tell-us-your-story/western-canada/british-columbia/#comment-3847

Here are the direct email addresses for Mayor Diane Watts of Surrey- mayor@surrey.ca and Amer Afridi,M.Sc.,P.Eng, Traffic Signals Team Leader- AAAfridi@surrey.ca I urge you to email them, they ar...

https://railandreason.com/tell-us-your-story/western-canada/british-columbia/#comment-3845

In reply to gary prokovich. Particulate mattter from diesel emissions can impact human hea...

https://railandreason.com/tell-us-your-story/western-canada/british-columbia/#comment-3393

In reply to gujjubond. Hi Shaggy, Sorry for the delay in responding. I have taken time off...

https://railandreason.com/tell-us-your-story/western-canada/british-columbia/#comment-3391

Hi Train Jane We are planing to purchase property on Hyland Road in surrey. There is railway track front of property. It's same track which is 72nd and King George. Have you come across any discu...

https://railandreason.com/tell-us-your-story/western-canada/british-columbia/#comment-3218

what's complicated? it's only if you make it complicated, you should be a politician, that's why nothing ever gets done, every body seems to be afraid to resolve a serious problem especially with...

https://railandreason.com/tell-us-your-story/western-canada/british-columbia/#comment-3174

Extended locomotive idling continues to be an issue here in Spences Bridge. With the dramatic and far reaching rise of the grass roots Idle No More movement, however, perhaps citizen empowerment ...

https://railandreason.com/tell-us-your-story/western-canada/british-columbia/#comment-2976

come down to my neighbourhood and take pictures of worn out train engines belching smoke and vibrating the houses so bad we have cracks in the walls outside and a bit of ceiling and wall separati...

https://railandreason.com/tell-us-your-story/western-canada/british-columbia/#comment-2597

In reply to Jeff Willsie. Hello Mr. Willsie, We are, by no means, taking this lightly. We'...

https://railandreason.com/tell-us-your-story/western-canada/british-columbia/#comment-2559

In reply to Dwayne. Thanks Dwayne, for a well-prepared video on a very important issue. Lo...

https://railandreason.com/tell-us-your-story/western-canada/british-columbia/#comment-2538

CN Rail seems to think that leaving their engines idling within the village limits of Spences Bridge is just fine, contrary to the feelings of many villagers who want such practices stopped. Vide...

https://railandreason.com/tell-us-your-story/western-canada/british-columbia/#comment-2536

In reply to Dwayne. We'd like to add that the impact from a spike in rail traffic should n...

https://railandreason.com/tell-us-your-story/western-canada/british-columbia/#comment-2526

On November 21, 2012 a landslide caused the derailment of 5 grain cars cars from a west bound CP train just east of Lytton, BC. My video foot age of the accident scene can be seen on YouTube at h...

https://railandreason.com/tell-us-your-story/western-canada/british-columbia/#comment-2525

In reply to Dwayne. Hello Dwayne, Congratulations to the folks at Spences Bridge for comin...

https://railandreason.com/tell-us-your-story/western-canada/british-columbia/#comment-2515

In reply to trainjane. Last summer I sent a call out to our village asking for volunteers ...

https://railandreason.com/tell-us-your-story/western-canada/british-columbia/#comment-2514