ION - Waterloo Region's Light Rail Transit

[ijmorlan]

From my house I can see the train stop whenever it is reasonably long. In the past it stopped at Regina, then slowly edged through the gap between the buildings, then stopped again at King. Based on the sounds it makes and what I can see from my house I think it still does that.

Thank you, was just wondering if the traffic lights on King turn red, and if the train has to completely stop and someone stops traffic like before or does it slowly inch forward?

Good question. When it’s a bit warmer maybe I’ll race the train over to King and see what happens. It appears that they installed detector loops between the rails so I assume the signals are activated by the train. If so, then flagging should no longer be required, any more than it is required in order for a transport truck to cross the street, but I suspect that it will still be required by the rules.

Anyway, I always thought the flagger should be permitted to stand on the “porch” at the front of the locomotive. The trains are sufficiently visible that I don’t think they should be required to risk their life by walking out onto the street in case some drunk doesn’t see the train inching its way across the street.