Bachrach tables bill to give passenger trains priority
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PRINCE GEORGE — Train transportation is not a popular mode of transport for many in Canada when compared to driving or flying, and we lag behind much of the world when it comes to passenger rail. One Northern BC MP is hoping to change that.
NDP Transport Critic Taylor Bachrach and MP for Skeena-Bulkley Valley tabled private member’s bill C-371, the Rail Passenger Priority Act, which would give passenger trains priority when they share the tracks with freight.
“Canada lags behind much of the world when it comes to passenger rail,” said Bachrach. “One of the key things holding us back is the fact that Canadian passenger trains have to frequently pull off and make way for freight trains, resulting in poor on-time performance. My bill aims to address that problem.”
