OTTAWA – Transport Canada has fined the City of Ottawa $42,708.06 for instances where an O-Train failed to stop at a red light track signal.

In a memo sent to City Council on Friday, Transportation General Manager John Manconi says a notice of violation was received in late September, stemming back to an incident on May 3.

On that day, a train travelling at a “low speed” went through a red track signal after the train, travelling on the single lane track in the opposite direction, had already passed.

The train’s automated protection system kicked in and stopped the train.

No one was hurt, and the release says the lives of passengers were never at risk.

An investigation into this incident revealed four similar occurrences on the Trillum Line that date back to 2015.

According to the City, the safety of passengers was not at risk in any of those cases.