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| At Carstowe Rd footbridge |
The Toronto Star has run an editorial raising concern that residents of central Toronto (South Bayview too) don’t have enough information about hazardous goods carried on the CP rail line under the shoreline of the prehistoric Lake Iroquois. This earth feature is noticeable where the main line rolls along under the homes on Leacrest Road and the Crestview apartments. It crosses the Bayview extension and, under a steep embankment, divides Rosedale and Moore Park. The trains find their way past the new residential district surrounding the old CP station at Summerhill and Yonge, and go on out along Dupont to the Junction. The Star’s contention is that the decision to keep the nature of these cargoes semi-secret is not good enough. The railways actually share information with municipalities and emergency services so that they may be better able to respond if there is a crisis. Why not share this information with everyone? You may guess, as the Star states, that authorities are concerned that dangerous people might use timetables and other particulars to blow up or derail trains. The newspaper contends however that more information could be shared after the fact so that residents know what is really happening in close proximity to their homes.
