[RP TownTalk] Road Anarchy, Queensbury & Rt 1

[Dwight Holmes]

IIRC, then-Councilman Rob Oppenheim posted the multistep process  
reqired for getting RP declared an official "quiet zone" - when I'm  
home on thecomputer I'll see if I can find that in the archives.  
Pretty sure Rob thought it would take concerted effort AND years.  
(getting the newcrossing gates was the first, necessary step.)


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On May 21, 2010, at 11:54 PM, "Alan K. Thompson" <akthompson at riverdaleparkmd.gov 
 > wrote:

> Don,
>
> It's my understanding that rail speed limits in the United States  
> are regulated by the Federal Railroad Administration and set under  
> 49 CFR 213.9, and that the courts have been pretty stingy in  
> allowing "savings clause" exceptions under 49 U.S.C. §20109 (and our 
>  crossing hazards aren't *that* peculiar).  Why, and under what lega 
> l authority, do you think the town can regulate the speed of the tra 
> ins?
>
> It's also my understanding that the State of Maryland, not the town,  
> can change the horn policy.  A process was initiated by former  
> Council Member Hiles many years ago to do this.  I don't know the  
> current status of that process, but I do believe that "the current  
> establishment" is aware of the (limited) powers we have in this  
> matter.
>
> Alan Thompson
>
> On Fri, May 21, 2010 at 10:53 PM, Don Lynch <dlynch at garretroomstudios.com 
> > wrote:
> I would like to add to my rant, that, unbeknown  to this current  
> establishment, this town has the power to demand the trains lower  
> their horns when traveling through  our "at grade crossing" .
>
> Just think what we, as a township, could demand when it comes to at  
> grade speeds through our town and the ability to stop in time to  
> avoid missing something as large as a bus on the tracks.
>
> Don
>
>
> Don Lynch wrote:
> We contacted the police chief about stop sign runners on Lafayette  
> Drive , but to no avail.
>
> I intend to film the gross infarctions on that street and our own  
> Ravenswood Rd to clearly point out the problem.
>
> I thought the train running into a bus would prompt a change in this  
> town but then I realized it is Riverdale Park, where no one really  
> cares.
>
> What does it take?
>
> Don
>
>
> Dwight Holmes wrote:
> I was contemplating Gomer Pyle's 'citizen's arrest' strategy, but
> thought better of it...
>
> On Fri, May 21, 2010 at 5:04 PM,  <OurDollMom at aol.com> wrote:
>
> If I try to cross Queensbury & Rt 1
> during breakfast or dinner time any
> evening, people pull right up and do
> not care about who has right of way
> etc.& just block the way.  Maybe
> some tickets would be good.  em
>
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