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

Another light rail collision in Calgary prompts driver to speak out

By SkyTrain for Surrey press teamPosted on October 30, 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 Another light rail collision in Calgary prompts operator to speak out FROM: Calgary, Alberta – October 23, 2018 Last week, another Calgary

Fatal light rail accidents in Calgary are a wake-up call for Surrey voters

By SkyTrain for Surrey press teamPosted on October 16, 2018Posted in Media ReleaseTagged 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

Two separate light rail accidents on the same day caused the deaths of a ‘panicked’ six-year-old girl and another man.

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 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 Another pedestrian is dead after being hit by light rail train in Calgary Calgary, Alberta – October 15, 2018 Within hours of an incident earlier today where a 6-year-old girl has been struck and killed by a light rail train, another pedestrian has been hit by a light rail train in Calgary […]

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

COMMUTER CHAOS STORY Grief outpours after 6-year-old girl struck, killed by light rail train in Calgary Calgary, Alberta – October 15, 2018 Today our hearts are with those affected in Calgary, Alberta where a 6-year-old girl has been struck and killed by a light rail train. The incident this morning prompted expressions of grief from […]

Toronto streetcar derails in collision, service disrupted for several hours

By SkyTrain for Surrey press teamPosted on September 19, 2018Posted in Commuter ChaosTagged accident, city of surrey, collision, Economic development, excitement is building, Guildford, Guildford Town Centre, King George Blvd, LRT, LRT issues, LRT problems, Newton, Newton Town Centre, pedestrian, pedestrian killed, Queens Quay, 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, Toronto, Toronto Transit Commission, TransLink, TTC, TTC streetcar

COMMUTER CHAOS STORY Toronto streetcar derails in collision, service disrupted for several hours FROM: Toronto, Ontario – September 19, 2018 TTC streetcar service on Toronto’s Queens Quay was shut down for several hours after a light rail vehicle was knocked off of the tracks in a collision with an ambulance. Daily Hive Toronto, The Star, […]

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 accident, city of surrey, collision, 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, San Jose, Santa Clara, Santa Clara Valley, Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority, 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, Valley Transportation Authority, VTA, VTA light rail

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 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 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 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 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 […]

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 […]