Equally disturbing was when I was traveling north on Old Sudbury Road a couple of weeks ago. I noticed the gates were down on 117 but not on Old Sudbury Road, barely more than a football field away. I waited but ended up crossing carefully when cars pulled up behind me. I now approach each crossing in Lincoln like a school bus… Until this issue is resolved, I suggest we all do pretty much the same or be patient with those who do.
- Ken > On Nov 1, 2022, at 12:46 PM, Chris McCarthy <[email protected]> wrote: > > There has been a tie replacement project for the past few weeks. The trains > slowed down in the vicinity of the workers and would signal with their horn > on approach. The project seems to have wrapped up, but they often implement a > "slow zone" until the ballast settles around the new ties. > > Despite the speculation people made, the root cause of the previous incident > involving a gate failing to activate was due to maintenance personnel > calibrating a level crossing predictor circuit as a train was approaching. > This caused the equipment to not pick up an approaching train until it was at > the island. > > - Chris > > On Tue, Nov 1, 2022, 12:29 Joanna Owen Schmergel via Lincoln > <[email protected] <mailto:[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 > <http://ecacbed.com/> <[email protected] <mailto:[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]. > <mailto:[email protected].> > Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/ > <http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/>. > Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/ > <https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/>. > Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln > <https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln>. > > -- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post, send mail to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/ > <http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/>. > Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/ > <https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/>. > Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln > <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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