Stopped train snarls morning traffic for about an hour
The CP train was stopped for just under an hour, blocking a major north-south route in London
A stopped train on a major north-south commuter route in London left drivers, cyclists and pedestrians fuming.
The train was stopped on CP tracks near the shunting yard, blocking Adelaide, William, Maitland and Colborne streets.
5 minutes am counting on Colborne St. this morning <a href="https://twitter.com/ldnonttrain?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ldnonttrain</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ldnont?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ldnont</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/walkingtowork?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#walkingtowork</a> <a href="https://t.co/ea3NoQgqiF">pic.twitter.com/ea3NoQgqiF</a>
—@DonMinatoOne business owner on Adelaide estimated the train was stopped for just under an hour.
Don Minato wanted to walk to work this morning, and left his home near the tracks on Colborne Street just after 7 a.m.
"It's just a bit frustrating. I try to leave before the train but today that didn't happen," Minato said.
Minato — and other commuters — will welcome an Adelaide Street underpass, though construction won't begin until 2021 and take about two years to complete.
A spokesperson for CP said the train experienced a mechanical problem when pulling out from the rail yard in London.
The spokesperson said that happened at 6:45 a.m., but refused to say for how long the train was stopped.