Merry-go-rounds vs. Patheticism

[Anonymous]

What agency would be appropriate when there is no agency? http://www.fra.dot.gov/pdf/cross_chp12.pdf
TENNESSEE
Tennessee has no applicable code section.


Thank you for obtaining the DOT inventory numbers of the crossings for me. The Federal Railroad Admistration does not regulate visiblity at crossings, however we can pass your concerns along to the appropriate agency that deals with these issues. I will forward the DOT inventory numbers you provided, along with your attached files, to Mr. Terry Cantrell, Transportation Manager with the Tennessee Department of Transportation.

Leslie J. Spurlock
Federal Railroad Administration
1-800-724-5993 or 404-562-3816

[Anonymous]

Blah, Blah, Blah, Blah. Nobody cares!
Ken

[wabash1]

I believe that i heard someone here on this forum say that the railroad and the fra dont regulate the crossings. let me see.......... ah yes unihead ed. I guess he was one of those kids that if you told him it was hot he didnt belive it til he burned himself. to bad that continued into adult hood.

[Anonymous]

Sir,
I work for a State Agency here in Illinios. I write letters simular to the responce you just recieved. I believe it is safe for me to say, what he just told you was, he throw your letter in the trash.
ILLINIOS

[Anonymous]

Yes my dim witted friend missouri.. your just an idiot..

i can't be bothered to read what you wrote.. it's really that stupid..

So mister esacpe from the cirque-du-soleil, havn't you got the point that you aren't wanted?

wow... wabash is right..

BUT hey missouri don't take any of our words for it.. if a train hit YOUR csr.. YOUR car would defenately win...

is that what you want to hear?/

I will now talk to you in North Korian:

Ting ting tong tang ting ting tong tong..
Translation:

WHATEVER!

Kevin..

[Anonymous]

Boy I hope you use spellcheck. Or do you tell the readers to hold your srettel up to a mirror to read them.

[Anonymous]

My aren't we pathetic today. And you previously asked us to not call you a child - so I won't.

But YOU don't get it. It does not matter if you don't care. Many of us do.

Those that don't can just go read some other thread and ignore what they don't care about.

Meanwhile, those that do care WILL continue to converse in this forum!

Let Freedom Ring

o

[Anonymous]

Hey O or "oldpoleburner"

did your brain fry like those ples you set on fire?


Kev.

[Anonymous]

Please tell me where the spellcheck button is located on this forum and i will use it ok??


idiot


Kev.

[Anonymous]

My secretary might. I will have to ask her.
Illinios

[mnwestern]

There is a universal English-language spell-checker available to anyone. It is called a Webster's New World College Dictionary. Mine is the Fourth Edition. Please use it.

[Anonymous]

My brain didn't fry, didn't even get hot. I'm not even hot now. But oh, all those splinters!

"Pole Burner" is an archaic railroad slang term for a signalman (signal maintainer). It derives from the fact that in the old days, the pole lines along the rightofway were used and maintained by signal maintainers. Pole "Burning" was an unpleasant occupational hazard of this profession, thus the nickname.

Occasionally, while climbing a pole with spiked climber boots, a maintainer would slip and fall. Since he was also tethered to the pole by a safety belt, he would slide down the pole, being held close to the pole by the belt, gathering a face full of splinters and severe friction burns. The process was refered to as "Burning a Pole". It hurt like heck.

Though it never happened to me, it did happen to my boss once, and to my grandfather before me. It still occasionally happens to power company linemen.

Oh, and by the way Kev, "Can't we all just get along", and enjoy the conversations here, and our professions. I hope you find joy in your work (or hobby), anyway!

OldPoleBurner

[Anonymous]

You don't like my spelling, then don't read my postings.
TIM A

[Mookie]

OPB - I should read all the forum before I ask questions. That is very interesting. I had never heard that one before. Will put that in my Book of Knowledge.

Thanx for the explanation.

Jen

[Anonymous]

Hey PoleBurner, Remember those glass inslators, (the clear and blue colored) that you used to throw away or throw in the back of your work truck. There worth 5 to 10 dollars apiece today!! Kind of makes you wish you hung on to them.
TIM A

[wabash1]

Hey Poleburner

Just a little humor to your statement. I work for the NS railroad and you by now have heard the safty pu***hey preach. and the training center is in georgia. they had a class of signal maintainers down there and the teacher ( some official but not sure) was going to show them the proper way of climbing a pole and how to come down. well to make a long story short he got hurt showing them the proper way of doing it. So much for the safty record.

[wabash1]

I agree tim and if they are on the fourth addition then the first three they must not have got right either.

[Anonymous]

Paint red Xs on all the poles.

[Anonymous]

HET Tim!

i havce an entire collection of them... the CP jsut took down their power lines... a few years back...

and i ahve ones that are made of glass, porcelain,

I have 2 marble ones that say "CPR" on it.

kev.

[Anonymous]

I agree Tim and Wabash...

ps wabash.. i heard the fifth edition is on it's way!

KEv.

[Anonymous]

Yes oldpoleburner
we can get along on ONE occasion...

you accept my apology...

i'm sorry man for making an *** out of myself..

sorry bro.

Kev.

[Anonymous]

Missouri, glad you checked in. Did you get that data. The figures for how many times the railroad was found to be negligent at a rail crossing? You must be busy for you keep forgetting to give me that info. If you want to prove your point, you must show us the factual data. You can prove your point, right?
ILLINIOS

[Anonymous]

You show me one where they wasn't at fault. Your asking me fill up the WWW.

[Anonymous]

You made the accusations.When it comes to rail crossings you have called the railroads everything from robber barons to murders. Only a person with factual proof would do that. Well, do you have the evidence, or is this all some childish prank, to seek a reaction?
ILLINIOS

[JoeKoh]

Illinios
don't let the- get to you.He has so many holes in his"facts".The one fact is Stop look listen and live.period.
stay safe
joe

[Anonymous]

Stop--Where's the stop signs?
Look--Where's the sight lines?
Listen--Where's the whistles at 40% of the crossings?

Huh a factor in every collision that the railroads are found negligient in!!

[Anonymous]

How many times have the railroads been proven negligent? You must have that information in front of you. What is your source? You give the figure that at 40% of the crossings the whistle are not blown, were did you get that information.If you have the facts then present them. Are you making this info up just to cause a fight?
ILLINIOS

[wabash1]

Here we go again. same facts differant post. so we do it again to prove you wrong.

1) Stop- this means dont go forwards or backwards. No motion. so where is the stop sign. More like is there one needed. common sense dictates that you stop before getting into the path of the train. red lights flashing means stop. I love to be in court to see you tell a judge I didnt stop for the police officer trying to pull me over cause there was no stop sign. Or i ran the stop light cause there was no stop sign. It is a pretty simple process.

2) Look- for you I would assume you look in the glove box. that is where you keep your Cds, how else would you miss the train. unless you didnt do #1. I really cant think of anyone who is that mentally disadvantaged they would stop in the gage of the track to see if a train is comming. even the woman who was walking her dog she ran in front of me the dog stayed put. she had to drag the dog across in front of me. when she had him half way he leaped and knocked her on her rear. served her right. the sight line is where you can see.

3)listen- I wonder if you even know what this means. the whistle board is there for engineers not the public. There is 2 rules i go by ( me not others) the rule says you must start blowing at the whistle board or 1/4 mile before the crossing. the rule does not say constant blowing there is no rule in saying how long you take in between blows. the only thing it says is the last long must be held til the engine is thru the crossing. Now my rule if I feel that the board is out of place i blow accordingly. and rule 2 if i think the crossing is a hazardous crossing i make more noise than is needed. and still have people come around the gates. so your 40% figure means i dont blow for 75 crossing each trip. my tapes show differant. but if you watch me then i guess i missed 75 crossings.

4) the one you forgot LIVE. of course you omitted this one. you wouldnt be able to fight if you didnt. if you did the above 3, then the lawyers would be out of jobs and you be pestering the garbage men for not putting the lids back on the cans when they was done.

[Anonymous]

Kev

Consider it Done!

- Ol'PoleBurner -