GO Train unaffected by CP Rail union strike for now

Commuter rail trains in Greater Toronto are operating normally today, despite threats of a possible shutdown in service from a CP Rail union strike over the past few weeks.

Metrolinx says the GO Train continues to operate without any delay. CP reached a tentative deal with 360 signalling workers late last night, but it was unable to prevent 3,000 conductors and engineers from starting their strike action. The conductors and engineers voted to go on strike in April and overwhelmingly rejected CP’s latest offer last week.

Although the GO Train is not operated by CP, it leases time on the private freight railway company’s tracks to run its daily services across the region.

Over 200,000 train boardings and nearly 50,000 bus boardings are recorded on the service daily.

The West Coast Express in Vancouver and the Exo in Montreal were also bracing for disruptions from the planned strike, but that is no longer the case.

See also

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