Light rail shut down in San Jose's Japantown after woman pinned under train

Calgary transit chaos shows LRT has no place in Surrey and Metro Vancouver

By SkyTrain for Surrey press teamPosted on October 18, 2024Posted in Commuter ChaosTagged Expo Line, fraser highway, Guildford, King George Boulevard, light rail, Light Rail Transit, LRT, Metro Vancouver, Millennium Line, Rapid Transit, SkyTrain, SkyTrain for Surrey, SkyTrain vs LRT, street-level LRT, Surrey, Surrey transit, Surrey transportation, Surrey-Newton-Guildford LRT, TransLink

A video clip shows massive crowds swarming a Calgary Transit bus, which was assisting due to the shutdown of a surface light rail line due to an accident.

Another light rail collision in Calgary prompts driver to speak out

By SkyTrain for Surrey press teamPosted on October 30, 2018Posted in Commuter ChaosTagged Calgary, Guildford, King George Boulevard, LRT, Newton, Rapid Transit, SkyTrain, SkyTrain vs LRT, Surrey, Surrey LRT, Surrey transit, Surrey transportation, Surrey-Newton-Guildford LRT, TransLink

COMMUTER CHAOS STORY Another light rail collision in Calgary prompts operator to speak out FROM: Calgary, Alberta – October 23, 2018 Last week, another Calgary pedestrian was hit by a light rail train near the intersection of Memorial Drive and 36 Street. It was the third C-Train incident this month at an at-grade crossing on […]

Another pedestrian is dead after being hit by light rail train in Calgary

By SkyTrain for Surrey press teamPosted on October 15, 2018Posted in Commuter ChaosTagged Calgary, Guildford, King George Boulevard, LRT, Newton, Rapid Transit, SkyTrain, SkyTrain vs LRT, Surrey, Surrey LRT, Surrey transit, Surrey transportation, Surrey-Newton-Guildford LRT, TransLink

What are the odds? On the same day that a 6-year-old was struck and killed by a light rail train in Calgary, a second incident has occurred…

Grief outpours after 6-year-old girl struck, killed by light rail train in Calgary

Frustrated C-Train passengers point out that “many people had been hit over the years”, some blaming the City of Calgary for having “cheaped out in the 80’s” on building the LRT

Commuters angry after San Francisco light rail tracks blocked twice in one day

By SkyTrain for Surrey press teamPosted on September 30, 2018Posted in Commuter ChaosTagged Guildford, King George Boulevard, LRT, Newton, Rapid Transit, SkyTrain, SkyTrain vs LRT, Surrey, Surrey LRT, Surrey transit, Surrey transportation, Surrey-Newton-Guildford LRT, TransLink

Delayed MUNI light rail passengers vented their frustration on social media, reporting of regular delays throughout the week and long waits for trains.

Edmonton LRT shut down for 4+ hours after train hits, kills pedestrian

By SkyTrain for Surrey press teamPosted on September 19, 2018Posted in Commuter ChaosTagged Edmonton, Guildford, King George Boulevard, LRT, Newton, Rapid Transit, SkyTrain, SkyTrain vs LRT, Surrey, Surrey LRT, Surrey transit, Surrey transportation, Surrey-Newton-Guildford LRT, TransLink

COMMUTER CHAOS STORY Edmonton LRT shut down for 4+ hours after train hits, kills pedestrian FROM: Edmonton, Alberta – September 19, 2018 UPDATE – September 20, 2018: We are saddened to hear that the pedestrian involved in this incident with a light rail train has died of his injuries.Commuter chaos: A portion of Edmonton’s Light […]

Toronto streetcar derails in collision, disrupting service for hours

By SkyTrain for Surrey press teamPosted on September 19, 2018Posted in Commuter ChaosTagged Guildford, King George Boulevard, LRT, Newton, Rapid Transit, SkyTrain, SkyTrain vs LRT, Surrey, Surrey LRT, Surrey transit, Surrey transportation, Surrey-Newton-Guildford LRT, Toronto, TransLink

Toronto streetcar service was shut down for several hours after a light rail vehicle collided with an ambulance

Light rail shut down in San Jose’s Japantown after woman pinned under train

By SkyTrain for Surrey press teamPosted on September 16, 2018Posted in Commuter ChaosTagged Guildford, King George Boulevard, LRT, Newton, Rapid Transit, SkyTrain, SkyTrain vs LRT, Surrey, Surrey LRT, Surrey transit, Surrey transportation, Surrey-Newton-Guildford LRT, TransLink

COMMUTER CHAOS STORY Light rail shuts down in San Jose’s Japantown after woman pinned under train FROM: San Jose, California – September 14, 2018 Light Rail service in San Jose’s Japantown was shut down on Friday night, after a woman became pinned under a VTA light rail train near 1st and Jackson streets.NBC Bay Area […]

Calgary’s C-Train LRT shut down again after collision

By SkyTrain for Surrey press teamPosted on September 11, 2018Posted in Commuter ChaosTagged Calgary, Guildford, King George Boulevard, LRT, Newton, Rapid Transit, SkyTrain, SkyTrain vs LRT, Surrey, Surrey LRT, Surrey transit, Surrey transportation, Surrey-Newton-Guildford LRT, TransLink

COMMUTER CHAOS STORY Calgary’s C-Train LRT shut down again after collision FROM: Calgary, Alberta – September 11, 2018 A man is in the hospital in critical condition after being struck by a light rail train in Calgary this afternoon. Investigators subsequently shut down a 3-station section of Calgary’s Northeast LRT line, causing major delays for […]

7+ hour shut-down after Portland streetcar hit by truck

By SkyTrain for Surrey press teamPosted on September 9, 2018Posted in Commuter ChaosTagged LRT accident, Portland, vehicle-train collision

COMMUTER CHAOS STORY 7+ hour shut-down after Portland streetcar hit by truck FROM: Portland, Oregon – September 5, 2018 For the second time this year, a Portland streetcar was derailed off of tracks in downtown Portland. According to The Oregonian, KOIN and others, the streetcar was derailed just after 3:30PM after a truck collided with […]