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Re: Private citizen wins stimulus money for quiet zone |
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Posted by Joe on Tue Apr 7 10:42:36 2009, in response to Re: Private citizen wins stimulus money for quiet zone, posted by Olog-hai on Mon Apr 6 22:33:25 2009. A month ago, I investigated five or six No Train Horn crossings in and near Cohasset, Massachusetts, on the Greenbush Line. Some had dividers down a two-lane road, others did not. When a train finally came through near Pond Street, the electronic crossing bells went off so loudly I could imagine residents shaking in their beds. I bet the federal law mandates crossing bells when horns are ruled out. The amplifier used at Pond Street was a sure penalty to the NIMBY crowd.---- Continuing further: I would hope that the Quiet Zone law would save the railroad harmless in case of a collision between train and automobile. Thwarting lawsuits would be a noble objective. |
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