The Transportation Safety Board (TSB) of Canada is investigating after the axle of a train on Ottawa's Confederation Line became dislodged from the rail, bringing LRT service on Monday to a halt. A sign at uOttawa station alerts would-be LRT riders that the Confederation Line is closed on Aug. 9, 2021. Service was suspended Monday following a problem involving a train's axle. 'A major incident,' says transit commissionerThe Confederation Line has been plagued with issues since it opened almost a year behind schedule in September 2019. Sarah Wright-Gilbert, a citizen transit commissioner, says she's frustrated to hear about the latest malfunction on the LRT's Confederation Line.

Source: CBC News August 09, 2021 11:31 UTC