Train stuck for hours, blocking access to Surrey, B.C.’s Crescent Beach
, B.C., for hours Saturday, blocking access to the city for hundreds of homes at Crescent Beach.
Surrey RCMP officers and Surrey firefighters were on the scene making sure residents did not cross the railway unsafely.Read next:The train was stopped for more than two hours, blocking the two access points for around 390 properties in the area. A nearby resident said emergency access for those homes has been an issue in the past and this latest example of a blockage only reinforces the idea that a new access road should be built.
“I went down there and sure enough the train broken across both of the roadways leading into Crescent, blocking it off, stopping people from entering or leaving,” Don Pitcairn said.“Say right at that time — you need police or an ambulance, they can’t get into Crescent Beach. I know has had plans of a bridge or a tunnel but no action.Federal regulations say trains can’t be stopped on tracks blocking crossings for longer than five minutes.
The City of Surrey has previously said there have been 16 incidents lasting from 10 minutes to three hours at this location.
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