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[quote user="Murphy Siding"][quote user="futuremodal"] As train lengths increase, the likelyhood of a crossing being blocked also increases.  Since constructing grade crossing separations is an expensive proposition, it may be that the regulators decide to force railroads to limit train length to reduce that statistical likelyhood.[/quote]That seems like a stretch of logic.  The arguement could be made, that this would be reason enough for the regulators to cut down the number of grade crossings.  Did the highway owners gave the railorad permission to cross their ROW, or vice-versa?[/quote]Usually, the RR's have preceded the roads that cross them.  That's not the issue, though.  The issue is this ongoing PR shortcoming of the railroads that may lead to more regulations.  Cities already are using the courts to get RR speed limits lowered through towns, so it's really not a stretch that some states may try to limit train length under the guise of public safety.  Hey, weren't the caboose requirements all at the state level?  What if some states start requiring cabooses again?
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