Visual inspections, maintenance issues led to poor track conditions near Union Station where a GO train derailed and caused chaos across the GO network.
Inadequate visual inspections and track maintenance contributed to the derailment of a GO train outside of Union Station in February, a new report from Metrolinx has found — an incident that led to widespread delays across the regional network for days.
A followup investigation by the provincial transit agency and its private maintenance contractor also found 40 other track defects in the surrounding area, the report noted.
A GO train alert advised commuters to allow extra time for their commutes.
The federal agency in charge of transportation-related investigations has repeatedly called for failsafes to prevent missed stop…
The planned signalling upgrades were upended with the development of Metrolinx’s GO Expansion project.
A GO trail derailed at the tracks going into Union Station on Feb. 2.
Six of GO Transit’s seven train lines were experiencing “significant delays” Tuesday evening.
The delays come less than a week after another signal issue disrupted service on the Lakeshore East line.
