Posted on 06/28/2022 9:28:34 PM PDT by Morgana
Adding crossing guards and warnings was something the state was responsible for. It was on their to-do list.
The state should have been on this earlier. There have been a lot of complaints about this crossing and nearby crossings because it's a busy section of track. There may be only two Amtrak trains that pass this crossing but on a busy day there can be dozens of freight trains that pass it. But the state was getting around to it.
No. You can loosen up your tinfoil.
Yeah. The left’s always been against personal responsibility. Never mind the fact that things have worked this way on US rails for close to two centuries.
LOL.
5.56mm
The railroad owns the crossing, not the state.
And just where did you hear about “complaints”?
Railroads own the track. States put up and maintain the crossing equipment.
And just where did you hear about “complaints”?
Residents, leaders have pushed for upgrades at Amtrak crash site, but no action
Commissioners expressed concerns to state about Missouri train crossing early as 2019
AP and their hearsay again? Never mind the other source saying that the state DOT got no complaints about the crossing. The only alleged danger was a steep incline approaching the tracks and nothing related to crossing protection; a reckless dumptruck driver would ignore warning lights and crossing gates just as much as stop signs and crossbucks.
The railroad is at liberty to completely close the crossing. Perhaps the state should tunnel under the rails, certainly if the road incline is a problem.
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