Trains can take up to two kilometres to stop, which makes it important to always obey the signs and signals at railway crossings.  |  File photo

Farm safety includes being careful at railway crossings

With nearly 45,000 kilometres of active railway tracks and roughly 40,000 railway crossings from coast to coast, many Canadians encounter trains daily. That’s especially true in rural areas, where many farms are located near railway tracks. In 2022, Canada’s incidents between trains and vehicles or people totalled 232. Of those, 66 people died and 43 […] Read more