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

By SkyTrain for Surrey press teamPosted on September 9, 2018Posted in Commuter ChaosTagged accident, Economic development, excitement is building, Guildford, Guildford Town Centre, King George Blvd, LRT, LRT issues, LRT problems, max light rail, Newton, Newton Town Centre, pedestrian, pedestrian killed, Portland, Portland MAX, Portland streetcar, rapid rail transit, Rapid Transit, RCMP, SkyTrain, SkyTrain vs LRT, street-level light rail, streetcar, Streetcars, Surrey, Surrey crash, Surrey Light Rail, Surrey LRT, Surrey rapid transit, Surrey transit, Surrey transportation, Surrey transportation future, Surrey-Newton-Guildford Light Rail, Surrey-Newton-Guildford Light Rail Transit project, Surrey-Newton-Guildford LRT, The Buzzer, TransLink

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

Commuter chaos: Crash shuts down Portland MAX LRT during PM rush hour

By SkyTrain for Surrey press teamPosted on July 19, 2018Posted in Commuter ChaosTagged accident, Economic development, excitement is building, Guildford, Guildford Town Centre, King George Blvd, LRT, LRT issues, LRT problems, max light rail, Newton, Newton Town Centre, pedestrian, pedestrian killed, Portland, Portland MAX, Portland streetcar, rapid rail transit, Rapid Transit, RCMP, SkyTrain, SkyTrain vs LRT, street-level light rail, streetcar, Streetcars, Surrey, Surrey crash, Surrey Light Rail, Surrey LRT, Surrey rapid transit, Surrey transit, Surrey transportation, Surrey transportation future, Surrey-Newton-Guildford Light Rail, Surrey-Newton-Guildford Light Rail Transit project, Surrey-Newton-Guildford LRT, The Buzzer, TransLink

COMMUTER CHAOS STORY Crash shuts down Portland MAX LRT during PM rush hour FROM: Portland, Oregon – July 19, 2018 Just yesterday, Portland’s MAX light rail system was disrupted during the afternoon rush hour after a collision between a MAX LRT train and a truck on the Portland’s Steel Bridge. If a similar incident had […]

Commuter chaos: Accidents disrupt Calgary’s C-Train LRT 3 times in 5 days

By SkyTrain for Surrey press teamPosted on July 18, 2018Posted in Commuter ChaosTagged accident, C-Train, Calgary, Calgary accident, Calgary C-Train, city of surrey, collision, Ctrain, Economic development, excitement is building, Guildford, Guildford Town Centre, King George Blvd, LRT, LRT issues, LRT problems, Newton, Newton Town Centre, pedestrian, pedestrian killed, rapid rail transit, Rapid Transit, RCMP, SkyTrain, SkyTrain vs LRT, street-level light rail, Streetcars, Surrey, Surrey crash, Surrey Light Rail, Surrey LRT, Surrey rapid transit, Surrey transit, Surrey transportation, Surrey transportation future, Surrey-Newton-Guildford Light Rail, Surrey-Newton-Guildford Light Rail Transit project, Surrey-Newton-Guildford LRT, The Buzzer, TransLink

COMMUTER CHAOS STORY Accidents disrupt Calgary’s C-Train LRT 3 times in 5 days FROM: Calgary, Alberta – July 18, 2018 Within the last few days, Calgary’s C-Train LRT system has been shut down 3 times as a result of accidents between light rail trains and other vehicles or pedestrians. These incidents disrupted portions of the C-Train […]

Commuter chaos: Crash shuts down light rail line to Scotland’s busiest airport

By SkyTrain for Surrey press teamPosted on June 14, 2018Posted in Commuter ChaosTagged accident, bus, city of surrey, collision, cyclist, Economic development, Edinburgh, Edinburgh Trams, excitement is building, Guildford, Guildford Town Centre, King George Blvd, light rail, Lothian bus, LRT, LRT issues, LRT problems, New Jersey, New Jersey Transit, New York, Newton, Newton Town Centre, pedestrian, pedestrian killed, rapid rail transit, Rapid Transit, RCMP, Scotland, SkyTrain, SkyTrain vs LRT, street-level light rail, Streetcars, Surrey, Surrey crash, Surrey Light Rail, Surrey LRT, Surrey rapid transit, Surrey transit, Surrey transportation, Surrey transportation future, Surrey-Newton-Guildford Light Rail, Surrey-Newton-Guildford Light Rail Transit project, Surrey-Newton-Guildford LRT, The Buzzer, tram, TransLink

Light Rail service to Scotland’s busiest airport has been shut down for more than 24 hours due to an collision that has let a bus driver seriously injured.

Commuter chaos: Crash halts light rail in Downtown Jersey City for 2.5 hours

By SkyTrain for Surrey press teamPosted on June 10, 2018Posted in Commuter Chaos, In The NewsTagged accident, city of surrey, collision, Ctrain, cyclist, Economic development, excitement is building, Guildford, Guildford Town Centre, HBLR, Hudson-Bergen Light Rail, Jersey City, King George Blvd, light rail, LRT, LRT issues, LRT problems, New Jersey, New Jersey Transit, New York, Newton, Newton Town Centre, NJ Light Rail, NJ Transit, NJ Transit Light Rail, pedestrian, pedestrian killed, rapid rail transit, Rapid Transit, RCMP, SkyTrain, SkyTrain vs LRT, street-level light rail, Streetcars, Surrey, Surrey crash, Surrey Light Rail, Surrey LRT, Surrey rapid transit, Surrey transit, Surrey transportation, Surrey transportation future, Surrey-Newton-Guildford Light Rail, Surrey-Newton-Guildford Light Rail Transit project, Surrey-Newton-Guildford LRT, The Buzzer, TransLink

COMMUTER CHAOS STORY Crash halts light rail in Downtown Jersey City for 2.5 hours FROM: Jersey City, New Jersey – June 10, 2018 Light Rail commuters in Downtown Jersey City faced major disruptions to service after a light rail train collided with a vehicle on a busy segment of Jersey City’s Hudson-Bergen Light Rail. An […]

Commuter chaos: Sacramento’s light rail shut down for 4+ hours following crash

By SkyTrain for Surrey press teamPosted on June 8, 2018Posted in Commuter Chaos, In The NewsTagged accident, Blue Line, city of surrey, collision, Ctrain, cyclist, Economic development, excitement is building, Guildford, Guildford Town Centre, King George Blvd, light rail, LRT, LRT issues, LRT problems, Newton, Newton Town Centre, pedestrian, pedestrian killed, rapid rail transit, Rapid Transit, RCMP, RT Blue Line, Sacramento, Sacramento RT, Sacramento RT Light Rail, SacRT, SkyTrain, SkyTrain vs LRT, street-level light rail, Streetcars, Surrey, Surrey crash, Surrey Light Rail, Surrey LRT, Surrey rapid transit, Surrey transit, Surrey transportation, Surrey transportation future, Surrey-Newton-Guildford Light Rail, Surrey-Newton-Guildford Light Rail Transit project, Surrey-Newton-Guildford LRT, The Buzzer, TransLink

COMMUTER CHAOS STORY Sacramento’s light rail shut down for 4+ hours following crash FROM: Sacramento, California – June 7, 2018 Light Rail commuters in Sacramento faced major disruptions to service after a light rail train collided with a cyclist on Sacramento’s busiest RT Light Rail line. An incident like this would cause major commuter chaos […]

Commuter chaos: Portland streetcar shut down for entire day after streetcar derails in crash

By SkyTrain for Surrey press teamPosted on May 25, 2018Posted in Commuter Chaos, In The NewsTagged accident, Economic development, excitement is building, Guildford, Guildford Town Centre, King George Blvd, LRT, LRT issues, LRT problems, max light rail, Newton, Newton Town Centre, pedestrian, pedestrian killed, Portland, Portland MAX, Portland streetcar, rapid rail transit, Rapid Transit, RCMP, SkyTrain, SkyTrain vs LRT, street-level light rail, streetcar, Streetcars, Surrey, Surrey crash, Surrey Light Rail, Surrey LRT, Surrey rapid transit, Surrey transit, Surrey transportation, Surrey transportation future, Surrey-Newton-Guildford Light Rail, Surrey-Newton-Guildford Light Rail Transit project, Surrey-Newton-Guildford LRT, The Buzzer, TransLink

COMMUTER CHAOS STORY Portland streetcar lines shut down for entire day after streetcar derails in crash FROM: Portland, Oregon – May 25, 2018 Portland’s streetcar system was put through a full-day shutdown after a collision knocked a streetcar off of the tracks and into multiple other vehicles. If a similar incident had occurred along one of […]

Commuter chaos: Fatal collision shuts down Calgary’s C-Train LRT

By SkyTrain for Surrey press teamPosted on May 16, 2018Posted in Commuter Chaos, In The NewsTagged accident, C-Train, Calgary, Calgary accident, Calgary C-Train, city of surrey, collision, Ctrain, Economic development, excitement is building, Guildford, Guildford Town Centre, King George Blvd, LRT, LRT issues, LRT problems, Newton, Newton Town Centre, pedestrian, pedestrian killed, rapid rail transit, Rapid Transit, RCMP, SkyTrain, SkyTrain vs LRT, street-level light rail, Streetcars, Surrey, Surrey crash, Surrey Light Rail, Surrey LRT, Surrey rapid transit, Surrey transit, Surrey transportation, Surrey transportation future, Surrey-Newton-Guildford Light Rail, Surrey-Newton-Guildford Light Rail Transit project, Surrey-Newton-Guildford LRT, The Buzzer, TransLink

Calgary’s C-Train LRT system suffered a major disruption in both directions after a light rail train struck and killed a pedestrian.

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By SkyTrain for Surrey press teamPosted on May 11, 2018Posted in Commuter Chaos, In The NewsTagged 64th Avenue, accident, city of surrey, cruiser, Economic development, excitement is building, Guildford, Guildford Town Centre, King George Blvd, LRT, LRT issues, LRT problems, Newton, Newton Town Centre, pedestrian, rapid rail transit, Rapid Transit, RCMP, SkyTrain, SkyTrain vs LRT, street-level light rail, Streetcars, Surrey, Surrey crash, Surrey Light Rail, Surrey LRT, Surrey rapid transit, Surrey transit, Surrey transportation, Surrey transportation future, Surrey-Newton-Guildford Light Rail, Surrey-Newton-Guildford Light Rail Transit project, Surrey-Newton-Guildford LRT, The Buzzer, TransLink

COMMUTER CHAOS STORY Earlier collision would have shut down Surrey LRT for 5 hours FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – May 11, 2018 – Surrey, BC Earlier this morning, the intersection of King George Blvd. and 64th Ave was shut down in all directions for nearly 5 hours, due to an early morning crash that left a […]