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MEMO: City of Ottawa's response to TSB recommendations re: railway investigation

_ This memo was distributed by _ _ _ _ John L. Moser, Acting Deputy City Manager, Planning and Infrastructure Portfolio _ _ , to Mayor and Council. _ ** Response to Transportation Safety Board’s Recommendation to the City of Ottawa Railway Investigation Report ** The purpose of this memorandum is to update the Mayor and Members of Council on the status of the City’s response to the Transportation Safety Board’s (TSB) recommendation to the City of Ottawa in Railway Investigation Report R13T0192. ...

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Safety inspector calls Barrhaven rail crossing "a threat to safe railway operations"

https://twitter.com/Boyler33/status/530366649086795776 The City of Ottawa released two memos today regarding an incident on Thursday morning involving an OC Transpo bus at a Barrhaven rail crossing. First, a memo from Railway Safety Inspector John Valencik: “An OC Transpo bus transporting passengers stopped under and came into contact with an activated railway crossing gate arm and was in close proximity to a passing VIA train. ...