On Wed, 23 Nov 2016 07:45:04 -0800 (PST) Michael Tsang <[email protected]> wrote:
> > I don't follow this. light rail is about the cars being lighter and > > perhaps the rails being built to a lower weight limit, and it isn't > > about grade crossings. Around me there is real rail with fll-sized > > enginers and is fully freight capable that has level crossings. > > Definteliy not light_rail because of crossings. > > I should clarify that the level crossing of light rails should be not > actively protected, i.e. do not have fences which come down before > the train passes. One of the major criteria between tram / light rail > and metro / full-size train is the ability to run within other > traffic. > > Do you have any examples where a freight train have to wait for a red > light at a street intersection, or runs on a stretch of street with > motor traffic? It's not a red light, but there's a stretch of Whitman Street in Palouse, Washington, where a freight line runs down the middle of the road. No idea if the trains need to obey the stop signs, though. -- Mark _______________________________________________ Tagging mailing list [email protected] https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging
