City of Saint John urges vigilance round railways throughout Rail Safety Week 2025

The City of Saint John is becoming a member of communities throughout Canada to lift consciousness in regards to the risks of unsafe behaviour round railway crossings as a part of Rail Safety Week. Rail Safety Week runs from September 15 to 21, 2025. This 12 months’s message is obvious and pressing: Never cease on the tracks.

Every 12 months, preventable tragedies happen when automobiles are stopped or stalled on railway tracks. Whether as a consequence of site visitors congestion, distraction, or misjudgment, stopping on the tracks places lives in danger.

Rail crossings aren’t locations to pause. Trains can’t swerve or cease rapidly. If your automobile is on the tracks when a prepare is coming, the implications will be catastrophic.

The City of Saint John reminds all drivers to:

• Know your route and keep away from stopping on tracks as a consequence of site visitors backups.
• Look each methods and hear for trains earlier than crossing.
• Never attempt to beat a prepare. It is quicker and nearer than it seems.
• If your automobile stalls on the tracks, exit instantly and transfer away from the tracks at a 45-degree angle towards the route the prepare is coming from.
• Some rail crossings in Saint John embody two units of rail tracks.  Keep this in thoughts to make sure you can fully cross each units of tracks.

Rail Safety Week is a nationwide initiative led by Operation Lifesaver Canada, in partnership with municipalities, regulation enforcement, and rail corporations. Saint John is proud to help this marketing campaign and encourages residents to follow secure habits round prepare tracks.

For extra data on rail security and how one can assist stop accidents, go to www.operationlifesaver.ca.

Here to assist – For inquiries associated to municipal providers, contact the City of Saint John Customer Service Centre at (506) 658-4455, e mail [email protected] or go to us in particular person on the Ground Floor of City Hall, 15 Market Square, Monday to Friday (excluding holidays), 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.