Rail transportation safety investigation R24T0064
The occurrence
On 14 March 2024 at 1702 Eastern Daylight Time, eastbound GO Transit commuter train 1028 was departing the Waterdown commuter lead track at the GO Aldershot Station in Burlington, Ontario, when it passed by signal 344 displaying a Stop indication. The train then ran through a dual control switch lined in the normal position and entered track 3 of the Canadian National Railway Company Oakville Subdivision main line at Mile 34.4 without authority.