10-30-2017, 11:29 PM
(10-30-2017, 05:55 PM)Canard Wrote: ijmorlan: As for the fence... while all you have typed up there may make sense, none of us (that I know of) have ever seen the "Rule book" from Transport Canada (or whoever) that decides why and where the fences are going up. There is probably some very strict and carefully guided calculation about how these locations are determined. It's impossible for us to speculate on why these things are going up where they are. You'll just exhaust yourself trying.
I was under the impression that there was no rule book for modern light rail systems in Canada; and that is the problem - no one knows for sure what is and is not allowed.
I think by law all rail that shares track or crosses provincial/federal boundaries (maybe even all rail?) is considered to be a federal (Transport Canada) jurisdiction, but federal legislation and regulations are so out of date (rail regulations in Canada still use the British imperial measurements) that rules have not been developed or adapted or modernized for application to municipal light rail systems.
Transport Canada is just not currently set-up/organized to oversee these modern municipal-level rail systems I think that is why the Ottawa LRT was allowed to write its own rule book.
It is too bad modernizing transportation regulations across all modes is not more of a priority for the different levels of government. Pretty low-level/unglamorous and likely dry material, but essential to making the most out of all these major infrastructure projects.
Everyone move to the back of the bus and we all get home faster.