New Winnipeg train detection system on track to alert motorists [Video]

Winnipeg may soon see a new train detection system that lets motorists know when to use alternate routes and avoid railway crossings.

On Jan. 9, the city’s Standing Policy Committee on Public Works is expected to discuss and approve a grant from Transport Canada that would see the implementation of new technology from a Winnipeg-based company known as Trainfo.

“There are delays at crossings,” said Trainfo co-founder Neil Ternowetsky. “It is a point of congestion, it is a point of public frustration, it is a point of public safety, in terms of responding delays and things like that.

“Addressing that in the short term is valuable and provides a need for the community.”

Trainfo is on track to help detect train travel and traffic, using smart sensors already embedded in parts of Winnipeg’s railway system.

“We did studies in the past where we were able to show benefits on reducing …