It may look unusual, but the practice is neither random nor damaging. In fact, adding sand is a standard railway procedure used across the world.

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A newly identified problem with the wheel assemblies on Ottawa's Line 1 LRT vehicles is forcing OC Transpo to reduce the number of cars in service, which could exacerbate crowding on trains and ...

As OC Transpo struggles to get enough train cars on the rails to provide regular LRT service, transit officials say they still have no idea why metal is flaking off inside a vital component. Troy ...

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