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<DIV>I think Rob clearly outlines many if not all of the issues surrounding
buses and our railroad crossing. Most of the issues can probably be
resolved by not permitting buses to make those turns to and from Lafayette onto
Queensbury. </DIV>
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<DIV>Has there specifically been that sort of discussion between the town and
Metro and if so, is there any response to share? </DIV>
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<DIV>I have to admit the first I heard of the accident was my cousin
calling me to say she just heard that two TRAINS collided at the crossing
and I literally ran to my car to head home for fear of a CSX derailment.
It has certainly brought that faint thought more to the fore.</DIV>
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<DIV>Adrianne Lefkowitz </DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>Safety
improvements are still needed: Better lighting; painted<BR>cross walks; no
turns from Lafayette onto the RR crossing and<BR>vice-versa.<BR><BR>Break Away
Gates...<BR><BR>By the way, the gates are made to break away. If you
somehow<BR>get caught between them, just drive thru the gate. Of
course,<BR>this assumes that you can get past the other cars and
buses!<BR><BR>Turning Buses Totally Block the Intersection...<BR><BR>A day or
two after the recent bus accident, I watched a bus make<BR>the left from
Lafayette onto the tracks. It completely blocked<BR>the intersection and
forced vehicles to stop *on the tracks. *The<BR>vehicles were totally hemmed
in by the bus and the cars in front<BR>and behind them. Had a train come along
at that moment, a<BR>horrible accident would have happened. That is a
time bomb<BR>waiting to go off.<BR><BR>At a bare minimum, buses need to be
routed so they do not make<BR>a left turn from Lafayette onto the tracks.
<BR><BR>I wonder if we have the foresight to act now to improve our
RR<BR>crossing safety. Can we be prodded into action by relatively<BR>minor
accidents or do we have to wait until something horrible<BR>happens, like a
death or a toxic waste spill?<BR></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV>
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