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Posted by SelkirkTMO on Wed Jun 29 02:20:13 2016, in response to Re: What everyone is overlooking Re: Amtrak train destroys minivan carrying 6 people, posted by AlM on Wed Jun 29 02:11:27 2016. Absolutely agree there. Having seen my share of train crossing fatalities over the years, I believe that ALL vehicles should stop and yield unless there's a really good view down the track for a distance which is not often the case.When I worked for the state and they killed the NY-SCAN channel, I was laid off for a month and a half in the early 90's and took a temporary gig with Conrail at Selkirk in the signal department. The actual work was replacing old and busted GE radios in locomotive cabs and repairing newer ones to take the place of the old crap and making sure they all worked. As part of the gig, a lot of wayside also uses radios and since I wasn't sure if I was going to want to stay or not, took Conrail education in signalling (at least the radio part at first) and learned that crossing signalling is pretty substantial and reliable. The failure rates are pretty rare. Even if local power goes out, there's battery backup and numerous chances to win there. Chances of a train/vehicle collision are actually pretty rare. But they DO happen. After volunteering for some Operation Lifesaver gigs as well at the time, I learned to be absolutely sure of the wayside even if the gates were up. :) |
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