[RP TownTalk] csx railroad crossing

[Lisa Grob]

So did the train or trains that came through on this occasion toot their
warning signal? 

And really before this I wouldn't have paid attention to the warning signal
if I didn't see a train or see the gates come down.



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[mailto:towntalk-bounces at riverdale-park.org] On Behalf Of chris Benjamin
Sent: Sunday, May 31, 2009 12:32 AM
To: towntalk at riverdale-park.org
Subject: [RP TownTalk] csx railroad crossing


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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