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[quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by Murphy Siding [ Good point. After reading the article, would you think the mayor would be squawking as loud, if the railroad in question had a balance sheet like latter day Rock Island, Milwaukee Road, or Penn Central? [/quote] The (seemingly) noteworthy factor is look at who ISN'T getting a rash from the local towns people. Norfolk Southern I'm sure there are exceptions Murph, but for the majority of bridges around thses parts Norfolk Southern seems to have some semblance of a bridge repainting strategy, while the CSX bridges seem to be icons of neglect. Look at the bridges NS uses to cross the ohio, compared to CSX's... Coincidently (I'm sure) the smaller bridges around here, for each railroad, are astonishingly similar. Perhaps, CSX is getting picked on because they are the worst offender? They say themselves that they have no cosmetic painting program, maybe that's why their bossom is constantly in the wringer? [:D] [quote]QUOTE: I wonder if there is a federal precidence concerning states and localities regulating appearance of railroad properties? Csx says they safety check the bridges. For the most part, it appears this is a appearance issue. [/quote] Aren't we talking about "sun kink" CSX? [}:)] how comprehensive of an inspection do you think they perform? my bet is they inspect the bearings, foundation(s), and readily apparent problems, mostly. Of course, that's just uninformed speculation. But if I had to guess, that would be mine. There is another school of thought that says a well painted, well maintained, bridge is easier to inspect, because, small cracks, advanced deterioration , and and the sort SHOW THROUGH in the form of rust. When the entire bridge is a wall of rust, how good is visual inspection alone? Something tells me that CSX is not bothering to magnaflux the entire bridge, looking for hairlines.
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