[PRCo] Re: Electric Railway Accidents

[mtoytrain at bellsouth.net]

Jim

We have a number of rail crossings in my neighborhood, even if no signal or crossing gates
down, I come to a almost complete stop,

I like the crossings in Europe, a different type of gate than what we have there is not goring
around them.

Jerry
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> From: "James B. Holland" <PRCoPCC at P-R-Co.com>
> Date: 2005/09/28 Wed PM 04:02:38 EDT
> To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
> Subject: [PRCo] Re: Electric Railway Accidents
> 
> Agree with your comments but Also Note that at this time it is Not Clear 
> if the crossing gates were working - we depend upon them to be working 
> and assume that if they are up that It Is Clear To Pass.
> 
> Very Similar At Red Lights  --  if my light is green I am, by 
> proceeding, assuming that cross traffic is going to stop for a Red Light 
> and assume that the Red Light is working.
> 
> Yes, we should always look  --  but I don't want to put a death wish on 
> someone for an error such as this.
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> mtoytrain at bellsouth.net wrote:
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> > Headline - The Acela Train did not hit the car - the car hit the Acela 
> > Train!
> >
> > People run into trains, and trains don't run into people.
> >
> >> From: "Ken & Tracie" <ktjosephson at earthlink.net>
> >> Date: 2005/09/28 Wed PM 02:29:40 EDT
> >> To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
> >> Subject: [PRCo] Re: Electric Railway Accidents
> >>
> >>
> >> None of the 130 passengers on the train was injured, Connell said. It 
> >> was not clear if the gates at the crossing were down at the time of 
> >> the accident.
> >>
> >>
> >> Copyright 2005 Associated Press. 
> >
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> 
> Jim__Holland
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> I__Like__Ike.......And__PCCs!!
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> down with pantographs ---- UP___WITH___TROLLEYPOLES!!!!!!!
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