Emergency crews respond to ‘train-pedestrian incident’ at rural crossing north of Calgary

A train moving through a crossing near Crossfield, Alberta on Apr. 10 2026. (CityNews/Noah Laycock)

By News Staff

Posted Apr 10, 2026 4:15 pm.

Last Updated Apr 10, 2026 5:37 pm.

An incident involving a train and pedestrian at a rural road crossing north of Calgary prompted an emergency response on Friday afternoon.

RCMP say police and fire crews responded to a “train and pedestrian incident” north of Crossfield, at Township Road 290 east of Range Road 12.

Rocky View County posted about the incident online at 3:15 p.m.

There is no word on any injuries.

A CityNews reported who attended the scene said trains were moving through the crossing again by 5 p.m.

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