The city of Port Moody says it has secured a promise from Canadian Pacific Rail to try to keep trains out of the Ioco spur line to the Imperial Oil depot after 9 p.m.
Angry residents have been complaining about train noise at all hours of the night for years and asked city council as recently as May to meet with CPR's community advisory panel to find a solution to the problem.At Tuesday's council meeting, city manager Gaetan Royer announced that a solution had been reached.
"CPR announced last night [Monday] that they adjusted their schedule such that there has been no trains after 9 p.m. for the last month or so and they don't expect that there's going to be trains after 9 p.m. in the future," he said. He added, however, "but obviously there's a caveat that they operate the Ioco spur and there's a possibility of using it 24/7."
The city of Port Coquitlam is also in talks about train whistle noise at the crossing at Kingsway Avenue and Westwood Street after nearby residents complained.
