a few like this not removed for several years despite prior complaints

At track level -- i.e. the responsibility of GO Transit, the owner of the bridge

GO Transit does not own the bridge it belongs to CN I believe. Go Transit does not own trackage and infrastructure, just running rights along it. This graffiti is a recurring problem, there are anti graffiti products available that would prevent this, more cheaply than constant repainting.

Hi, gmscott. I was in touch with CN a couple of years ago and their representative told me that GO had purchased most of its bridges in Toronto, including this one.

Interesting. I'll try complaining to the GO Special Constable Service and see what happens.

They (partially) cleaned up this bridge and the nearby one that passes over Coxwell after complaint submitted a couple of years ago to the their web form and to an email address on the city's graffiti contact list, but a subsequent request was ignored. I know Toronto MLS has had meetings with their counterparts in different levels of government to attempt to encourage more cooperation, but I'm not sure what the outcome was. Not much, it appears, at least as far as vandalism on GO property.

GO (or whoever owns a vandalized bridge) is only responsible for graffiti at the rail deck level; wing walls, abutments, etc. at the road deck level or in pedestrian underpasses is the responsibility of the city's transportation department, who are generally pretty good about removing graffiti promptly, with some notable exceptions -- [cough] Bloor Viaduct [cough] [cough]

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