Toronto Ontario - In a neighbourhood known for its trains, people should expect some noise, but one Toronto resident says a loud idling train kept him awake all night.
 
A train was idling in the Junction rail yard between Keele and Runnymede north of Dundas Street, said the resident, who didn't wish to be named for this story.
 
The noise started around 22:00 on Thursday night and was still going as of Friday, 25 Mar 2022, in the afternoon, he says.
 
"And it's still going now constant, just like rumbling. And the vibrations can be felt in my house," he told blogTO today.
 
The man says he has lived in his home, which is near the tracks, for about four years, but has never heard a train idle for so long.
 
"I understand sometimes they need to idle for whatever reason. But usually, it's at most two hours," he says.
 
CP spokesperson Salem Woodrow told blogTO that the train left sometime this afternoon, but the resident said that wasn't the case.
 
As of 18:30 it was still there idling.
 
Woodrow couldn't say why this train is idling for so long.
 
"Holding trains temporarily along the mainline, or on sidings, is a normal and necessary part of railroad operations. This allows the rail cars to be sorted, marshalled, inspected, and to perform other operational requirements. Additionally, important mechanical safety components of trains, such as air brake pressure, require the intermittent starting and stopping of locomotive engines. If it's colder than -5 degrees C, the locomotive must remain running to avoid severe damage to the engine. CP tries to minimize the effects resulting from our operations on people living nearby, in so far as reasonable, while ensuring that CP's railway network remains efficient and cost-effective," Woodrow said.
 
The rumbling kept the man and his family awake for much of the night.
 
He called CP at 04:00, 09:00, and 11:00 but the train kept going.
 
"I am at my wits end here as I am sure many of my neighbours are."
 
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