I work for CP rail in Canada. in Canada if an town or city can apply to Transport Canada and the railway for a whistle exemption. The town or city have to meet Transport Canada and the railway requirements be for it will be passed by Transport Canada.
As a Train Dispatcher/RTC, I ride trains once in a while to keep qualified on the characteristics of the territory I dispatch. The RR I'm employed by runs through both Canada (Quebec) and the U.S. It makes me cringe whenever I see someone either drive right in front of us and run in front of us on foot. All I can do is pray they get across safely as the Engineer lays on the whistle.
Canadian railroads are regulated by Transport Canada. Many of their rules and regs are different from the FRA's. For example, in Canada, gates are not required at no-whistle crossings (only lights and bells). In the U.S., no-whistle crossings were always required to be equipped with gates (including sidewalk gates if applicable). Some towns in Canada even have bell restrictions (especially at night). Four-quadrant gates (or traffic islands) are required for this.
In the U.S., the Federal Railroad Administration (the RR division of the US DOT) put a special order out on June 25, 2005 that mandates the whistle be blown at ALL crossings, including ones that were previously under whistle restrictions (no-whistle zones). The only way around this was for each individual town or city to apply for an exemption. The special order was put through because of idiots like the ones in this video.
hopefully a few cars will get run over SILENTLY, THAT WAY THE ENGINEER WONT WAKE UP THE IDIOTS. THEN MAYBE THEY WILL STOP THERE WHINING ABOUT TRAIN HORNS. NOISE ORDNANCES DO NOT STOP SAFETY PREVENTION. HELLO WORLD.
The train crew still has to sound the whistle if
A) there is an emergency.
B)any rules in force under section 19 or 20 of the railway safety act.
C)a railway safety inspector orders its use under section 31 of the railway safety act.
As far as I know you have to sound the bell and there is no out that a city can use.
omrail 4 years ago
I work for CP rail in Canada. in Canada if an town or city can apply to Transport Canada and the railway for a whistle exemption. The town or city have to meet Transport Canada and the railway requirements be for it will be passed by Transport Canada.
omrail 4 years ago
Interesting info. Thanks. What RR are you employed by?
wappaw 4 years ago
As a Train Dispatcher/RTC, I ride trains once in a while to keep qualified on the characteristics of the territory I dispatch. The RR I'm employed by runs through both Canada (Quebec) and the U.S. It makes me cringe whenever I see someone either drive right in front of us and run in front of us on foot. All I can do is pray they get across safely as the Engineer lays on the whistle.
slrdispr 4 years ago
Canadian railroads are regulated by Transport Canada. Many of their rules and regs are different from the FRA's. For example, in Canada, gates are not required at no-whistle crossings (only lights and bells). In the U.S., no-whistle crossings were always required to be equipped with gates (including sidewalk gates if applicable). Some towns in Canada even have bell restrictions (especially at night). Four-quadrant gates (or traffic islands) are required for this.
slrdispr 4 years ago
In the U.S., the Federal Railroad Administration (the RR division of the US DOT) put a special order out on June 25, 2005 that mandates the whistle be blown at ALL crossings, including ones that were previously under whistle restrictions (no-whistle zones). The only way around this was for each individual town or city to apply for an exemption. The special order was put through because of idiots like the ones in this video.
slrdispr 4 years ago
That is a bell only crossing as it is located in the middle of a populated area.
Bernackshaq 5 years ago
hopefully a few cars will get run over SILENTLY, THAT WAY THE ENGINEER WONT WAKE UP THE IDIOTS. THEN MAYBE THEY WILL STOP THERE WHINING ABOUT TRAIN HORNS. NOISE ORDNANCES DO NOT STOP SAFETY PREVENTION. HELLO WORLD.
trainman071 5 years ago
Not allowed to blast horn in any residential areas. I thought that applied in the states also.
wappaw 5 years ago
How interesting that the train didn't sound it's horn at the intersection. In the states it's mandatory.
LossAngeles 5 years ago