OC Transpo must make sure trains are safe before O-Train service resumes, mayor says

OC Transpo shutdown the full Confederation Line between Blair and Tunney's Pasture stations on Monday afternoon after a routine inspection revealed an issue with a bearing on one vehicle. R1 replacement bus service is running with 28 buses during the morning and afternoon peak periods, with buses arriving at stops every 5 minutes.

"I think it was the right decision to shut it down out of abundance of caution. From what I understand, the other trains that have been tested so far do not have the same issue, but we still need to know why this happened and we still need to identify the root cause and fix the problem and make sure the trains are safe before we allow passengers back on them."

"The other part of this is it's about holding our contractors accountable to delivering the train service that we paid for, and so we've got to keep pressing and keep pushing forward and identifying these issues and fixing them with an engineering solution so that we get the service we paid for." The O-Train was partially shut down for six days in January after freezing rain caused an ice buildup on the overhead catenary system near Lees Station. In April, the LRT service was disrupted for 33 hours following a freezing rain storm.

Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

Muskeg Express train goes out of service againRead the full story and comment on Tbnewswatch.com
Source: tbnewswatch - 🏆 75. / 51 Read more »

After Squashing Beef in Chance Meeting, Adesanya Plans to Train with Jones in FutureA few years back, Israel Adesanya and Jon Jones were not on the best of terms.
Source: sherdogdotcom - 🏆 66. / 51 Read more »

First-ever Rainbow Weekend a celebration of diversity and inclusivityAgawa Canyon Tour Train, Miss Marie Lock Tour are centrepieces of special event
Source: SooToday - 🏆 8. / 85 Read more »

Aptos might climb to the $8 mark again, but here’s why a reversal is likelyThe market structure on the 4-hour chart was bullish, although APT lacked a strong trend on both the 4-hour and the 1-day timeframe price charts.
Source: CryptoAmb - 🏆 22. / 68 Read more »

Mayor Yu proclaims July 17-18 Vancouver Canucks Days in Prince GeorgeCanucks alumni are in Prince George for the Commonwealth Cup charity golf tournament.
Source: PGCitizen - 🏆 65. / 51 Read more »

City cleans up graffitied fountain near Rogers Centre after outcry from residents and former mayorThis isn’t the first time that the fish fountain, at Bobbie Rosenfeld Park, has sat in squalor.
Source: TorontoStar - 🏆 60. / 55 Read more »