Monday morning the gates were stuck down until a yellow pickup truck (Keolis?) came down the tracks and got the gates to go back up.
On Tue, Nov 1, 2022 at 12:33 PM Joanna Owen Schmergel via Lincoln < [email protected]> wrote: > The primary concern, which I have harped about several times here on LT, > is safety. > > If the arms malfunction in the “up” or “unsafe” position, and one drives > across the tracks thinking it is safe, only to have the train come full > speed ahead causing fatalities, or best case scenario, a “near miss”. > > I believe the trains are now all mandated to slow down to X miles an hour > when approaching any crossing here in Lincoln and blow a “soft” warning > whistle until thorough root cause analysis, followed by > corresponding corrective action, is complete. > > A very scary situation if you, like me, traverse the train tracks up to a > dozen times a day with little ones in the car. > > > Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone > <https://overview.mail.yahoo.com/?.src=iOS> > > On Tuesday, November 1, 2022, 12:02 PM, mark ecacbed.com <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Has anyone else noticed longer wait times? It was about 5 minutes at > Tower around 8am this morning. I don't remember any public notices on > changes. The times are so long that it might encourage someone to go > around the barriers if they think they are stuck or broken. The other > unintended consequence is a large vehicle backup on Rt 117 which is likely > to cause accidents at 117 and Tower. > > Mark Holzwarth > 22 Blackburnian Rd > -- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post, send mail to [email protected]. > Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/. > Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/ > . > Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. > > -- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post, send mail to [email protected]. > Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/. > Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/ > . > Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. > >
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