NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — North Charleston’s mayor has taken to social media to lash out at Norfolk Southern, posting a video complaining about maintenance work that blocked a key grade crossing, while a state legislator from the community...
http://trn.trains.com/news/news-wire/2019/02/04-south-carolina-mayor-lashes-out-at-ns-over-grade-crossing-blockage-legislator-proposes-stiff-penalties
Brian Schmidt, Editor, Classic Trains magazine
Grandstanding by all parties.
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"North Charleston’s mayor has taken to social media to lash out.." 'Stopped reading right there.
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As the article correctly points out, Indiana was just down that path, and failed.I don't have a lot of faith that this mayor is going to do any better.
Still, there are past instances where the railroads were forced to yield to state authority. Banning coal burners inside NYC comes to mind. As well as several ocassions where the railroads were forced to pay a lion's share of grade seperation projects.
So, it is doable, if they play their cards right.
Then, there's always property tax "incentives"..... or "disincentives", such as the case may be.
The attorneys are waiting and are expensive. I suggest the Mayor will decide that he has made his point verbally and then get on with the City's real issues.
So the crux of the matter is that this mayor is mad because the RR rebuilt a crossing wihout telling them (or not giving 6 months notice), and he's mad they did it during daylight hours.
Can you really blame a railroad? I live in a small town, and the only things they can do quickly are raise taxes and spend money. Everything else is at a snail's pace.
And mad because they are workign during the daylight? Most smaller road projects are daylight. Kind of when the contractors and suppliers are open.
It's been fun. But it isn't much fun anymore. Signing off for now.
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zugmannMost smaller road projects are daylight.
A road project that is done at night is usually touted as a special event, and comes with a requisite price tag vs daytime work.
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Here in mid-Michigan, if a town wants to add a left turn signal, it instantly escalates into a partisan battle. I have no problem believing it happens elsewhere over something like grade crossing repair.
Brian SchmidtNORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — North Charleston’s mayor has taken to social media to lash out at Norfolk Southern, posting a video complaining about maintenance work that blocked a key grade crossing, while a state legislator from the community... http://trn.trains.com/news/news-wire/2019/02/04-south-carolina-mayor-lashes-out-at-ns-over-grade-crossing-blockage-legislator-proposes-stiff-penalties
When CSX Tie and Surfacing gangs work along a line normally all the road crossings are ripped up and ultimately replaced as the work progresses - notice is Normally given a week or so in advance. Individual crossings may be out of road user service for two or three days. The renewed crossing will generally have a better riding quality than what existed previous to the T&S Gang.
Road crossing will also get ripped up when rail gangs work through them.
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