Safety Must Become A Priority Now For The Future of Passenger Rail Service in Canada NOTE: I was moved to write this article due to a recent fatality on February 8th, 2018 at an unguarded level crossing at Breslau ON. The incident involved a VIA Rail train. Five years previously there was another fatality at the same crossing, also with a VIA Rail train. When a fatality occurs involving passenger trains many people are affected. These include: the deceased person(s), their friends and families, the train crew and passengers, first responders, and even the general public. The reality is that human error is usually one of the main contributing factors to fatalities that involve passenger trains. Our neighbours in the United States have experienced recent tragedies involving fatalities on Amtrak and Brightline Florida passenger rail services. These incidents highlight the need for changes. In Ontario, the situation is much the same with a shocking number of preventable passe...