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  -- The “Dumbing Down” of Smartstart A Call For Change: CP Derailment Claims Three Lives How One Community’s Homeless Problem Has Increased Whistling Complaints How Long Does it Take for a Train to Stop? It’s Time to Stop Building Too Close to the Tracks Back on Track Surrey, B.C. M.P. Announces Railway Noise Town Hall Meeting Trainjane in Belgium: CN and CP Should Visit Too! Federal Government Launches Review of Canada Transportation Act Bomb Trains – The Crude Gamble Of Oil By Rail Disruption From Late Night Train Whistling Can Be Curbed The Other Side of the Story: When .002% Matters Shipping Oil By Rail: The Opposition Grows All Oils Are Not Equal: Canola Farmers Endure “Dismal” Rail Service It’s Time to Rethink Shipping Hazardous Freight by Rail Through Communities Impacts from Railway Diesel Emissions and Coal Trains Studied Railway Association of Canada Successfully Whittles Down Safety Rules CN Rail: Controversy, Contradictions, and Questions CN in Spotlight With Latest Oil and Propane Fire, Explosion, and Derailment Railway Fires a Serious Concern for B.C. Community Railway Noise and Vibration: Point St Charles, Quebec Relocating Railways: Careful Consideration A Must Problems Compound For Rail Companies Shipping Crude Oil Lac-Megantic: Apocalypse by Rail Update on Spences Bridge, and More About Idling Locomotives Residents of Spences Bridge Fuming Over CN’s Idling of Locomotives “Railroaded!” Identifies Further Flaws With Railway’s Proposal to Ship Tar Sand Crude Rail Transport of Oil a Worry Shipping Alberta’s Tar Sand Crude by Rail a Raw Deal for Communities and the Environment Diesel Exhaust Now Linked Directly to Cancer Bill C-393, The Railway Noise and Vibration Control Act Railway President Agrees: All That Matters is Money Via Rail Tragedy Gives Pause for Reflection Railway Noise and Vibration: What is Reasonable? Communities in the News: Health and Environmental Concerns Raised The Social Impact of Railways FAQ: Contacting Canada’s Two Largest Railways With Your Railway Noise and Vibration Problem Cellphone and Marijuana Use Cited in CP Rail Crash Federal Court of Appeal to Rule on Key Railway Noise and Vibration Issue Communities in the News: The List Continues to Grow Communities in the News Airport Takes the Lead in Addressing Community Noise Concerns Communities: Getting on Track The Art of Drawing the Line on Railway Vibration Proximity Guidelines and Best Practices – Implementation Required! The Bottom Line on CN’s $250K Fine CN Rail: There’s No Accounting For It What You Cando Clearing the Air on Idling Bill C-587, The Railway Noise and Vibration Control Act Forestry Industry Asks for Rail Service to be Regulated More Communities Speak Out! “This Blog Needs the Railway Point of View” Leasing a Loophole Defective Rail Cars a Safety Concern for Communities Rail Profits Soar While Locomotives Idle Tell Us Your Story… No Can Do There’s Smoke in Mirror Welcome to New Community Groups! Hello World!

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• Background Information

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  • An Industry's Explanation for Locomotive Idling
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• Federal Authorities Links

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• Federal Legislation Links

  • Bill C-393, The Railway Noise and Vibration Control Act
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• Petitions (Canada)

  • Electrify Toronto's Union Pearson Express rail line – NOW!
  • Increased Safety Precations at Railroad Crossings
  • No U.S. Thermal Coal
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  • Petition To Limit Train Whistles in Fernie
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• Petitions (USA)

  • ALL railroad crossings, to have 'lights, gates, etc.
  • City of Pensacola Railroad Quiet Zone
  • Dismiss plan to re-route freight trains through city
  • Federal Railroad Admin: Repeal 70 FR 21844
  • Installing whistle-free train crossings in Dundas
  • Stop transportation of tar sands shale oil by rail!

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  • Operation Lifesaver (Canada)
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