[RP TownTalk] csx railroad crossing

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Hey Chris
 
Audrey said it all so I just want to chime
in and say "Ditto" from me too.
 
Love you also, Emily Fanning
 
 
 
In a message dated 5/31/2009 12:09:42 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
ABragg7393 at aol.com writes:

I just want to say thank you Chris.  And... also...I want everyone  in town 
to know how much I admire you.  This is a young man who  should be honored 
with resident/citizen of the year!  Chris is a strong  volunteer in the 
community.  As  you can see he is a good  communicator, intelligent and a caring 
member of society.  I can't say  enough nice things about him.  Chris you 
are a role model for all the  young people in town.  Wish we could clone you! 
 Love you, Audrey  Bragg
 
 
In a message dated 5/31/2009 9:24:38 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
theemdnut4139 at yahoo.com writes:


greetings, in regards to the recent track repair, i would like to  direct 
your attetion to the gate malfunction at queensbury road, when i was  doing 
my displays at the mark i saw csx signalman at the signal box on  lafyette 
road working in there, but then a marc train and freight passed the  gates and 
they didnt activate, what has happened was there are a network of  wires 
that ground the signal to the gates from the silver shed next to  dumm's 
corner, when the gates is activated, the computers inside tell the  main computer 
that their is a short circuit (that what makes the gates  activate) in the 
system which then drops the gates, many people believe the  engineers have 
control NO!!!!! the new gates are linked by a new digital  system. if you 
remember the old gates, they used to drop when there was  heavy weather such as 
rain and snow, but, this new system works off of  sensors and wires to 
activate and relay info in the rails itself notifying  train location and
other info, i was there with the track team, as they  worked in the station 
all the way to new york ave, it is suspected that the  BALLAST regulator ( 
a vehicle that spreads the rocks on the track surface  evenly) caused the 
malfunction and the fact that 70 M.O.W. (maintence of  way) cars  and 5 trains 
were working there all day, was the issue. csx  track speed thruogh 
riverdale is 50 mph freight  55 passenger including  amtrak (brunswick line) and 
that shall be left to CSX for further note on  changes to track speed. if the 
gates malfuction, trains must stop before,  and blow four long toots and lay 
flares out to warn drivers of trains and  gates. that goes for ALL train 
systems, FRA rules do apply, the reason why  the gates didnt work is because 
the track team was still workin and the  signalman has to RESET the signal in 
the computer to be interpretated into  the rail itself, that takes 2 hours, 
because they were dealing with marc  trains and a two and a half
mile long heavy freight and the track team  all moving at the same times 
this occured. i hope this answer helps out the  resolution to the issue. chris 
benjamin 




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