Rail transportation

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Rail transportation safety investigation report

Rail transportation safety investigation R24T0064

The occurrence

On 14 March 2024 at 1702 Eastern Daylight Time, eastbound GO Transit commuter train 1028 (GO 1028), was departing the station track at the GO Aldershot Station in Burlington, Ontario, when it passed by signal 344 displaying a Stop indication. The train then ran through a power switch lined in the opposing direction and entered track 3 of the Canadian National Railway Company (CN) Oakville Subdivision main line at Mile 34.4 without authority.