[BluH2o]

The problem here is that the train goes through right in the middle of the city, which is a total nonsense.

Train tracks, especially in rural areas, more often than not, go through towns and villages. I'm somewhat familiar with the Lac-Megantic area of Quebec and it's rural. Closest thing to a city in the immediate area is probably Sherbrook.

[Squawk 8888]

In most cases the towns were built around the tracks, often as the site of a refuelling station.