Frequently Asked Questions

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There are some questions that keep coming up, and this page will list the most common ones with answers. If you still have questions, get in touch!

Frequently Asked Questions

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  1. I’m very much interested in accessing a complete map of the Manitoba Reston spur ( Peanut) line that ran to Wolseley, Sask.
    The line ran past our farm north of Peebles.

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  2. Hello
    My question is about the crossing near Lutes street in Moncton NB. On average how many trains so matter freight or passenger pass through this area from 11pm to 9 am. HAHAHAHA I am trying to figure out if they are causing my sleep problems or not If I can pinpoint some of the times- approximately – it sure would help. I enjoy the trains don’t get me wrong and all the services they provide. My doctor is trying to help me solve sleep issues . Thanks for your time

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    • Hi Brenda, it’s hard to say. You said Lutes Road? There’s no tracks near there unless I am looking at the wrong part of Moncton. There are two eastbound trains and two westbound trains daily east-west through Moncton. Currently there is no passenger train running.

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  3. Does an individual locomotive have the ability to power up additional traction motors of an adjacent locomotive?

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  4. Hope you are well!

    I came by your site looking for freight train routes through Toronto.

    I am planning to buy a property close to a rail line and just wanted to see if there will be long freight trains which run in the middle of the night.

    Many many many years ago we had a home close to tracks and I remember waking up in the middle of the night due to the long freight trains.

    Now I have a baby and we all don’t want to be waking to the freight trains.

    Thank you

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    • Hi Alex, it depends a lot on where in Toronto you are looking. A few clues you can look for are: is it just one track or two or three? Are there signals on the line? Multi track lines with signals will be higher traffic.

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