[tsm1072]

Only a week and a half in and Confederation is already getting cut back service.

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I expect this has to do with CN construction. CN has been doing refurbishment of pretty much all the grade crossings in Hamilton (including Stoney Creek). I hope the refurbishment includes track speed upgrades, but there is no indication that is happening. I'm still trying to determine if it is just a coincidence that they are doing all this crossing work around the time of the West Harbour tie in and Confederation, or whether it is just where they came up in the maintenance schedule.

 

[innsertnamehere]

There is so much extra heavy truck traffic in the Hamilton area along the CN corridor as it's also right beside the major steel industry players (i.e. heavy trucks hauling steel) that the grade crossings regularly get destroyed and need reconstruction. CN rebuilds a crossing in the Hamilton area like every 5 years or so. Parkdale Avenue is getting rebuilt this weekend - it was last rebuilt in 2018.

Hamilton really just needs to start planning grade separations again through the City.