Interchange

By championing the FCM-RAC Proximity Guidelines, mayor and city councillors across Canada are helping to foster healthy railway-community relationships for the future. When it comes to addressing railway community proximity issues, it’s better to be proactive than reactive. That’s a basic message that the Railway Association of Canada (RAC) and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities

Developing land in close proximity to railway operations can result in unintended safety risks, among other issues. As Cynthia Lulham, Project Manager of the FCM-RAC Proximity Initiative, explains, proper approaches to railway-community proximity issues can help prevent problems and, most importantly, increase rail safety. Striking a harmonious, safe balance between rail lines and the communities