Nice guy?

[andrewjonathon]

It doesn't sound to me like a good practice to be training people that it is okay go around lowered gates. Next time, they have to wait for what they consider an unreasonable period of time they may be more likely to take it upon themselves to do the same thing.

[CSXrules4eva]

ok sounds

QUOTE: Originally posted by eolafan

Sometime last summer a bunch of us were at the Eola yard fanning and a BNSF freight was right up against the McClure Road crossing and the gates had stayed down for quite a while and had no chance of soon raising as the units were literally right at the crossing. Well, the engineer or conductor went out on the "porch" of the lead unit and begain waving traffic through the crossing (remember, this is a five track crossign, three main lines and two yard leads...one on each side). So a county cop comes along and really chewed out the engineer for waving the cars and trucks through the crossing around the lowered gates, saying that another train may be coming on another on one of the tracks...as if he had to tell the engineer THAT. Well, you can see that all the good intentions in the world can sometimes get your butt chewed out just the same.

Yes I'm pretty sure the engineer would know weather or not another train was comming. He has the technology and the connections to figure that out. The stupid cop should of known that. Hello, railroad worker on a locomotive he's either the engineer or conductor he has the means.

[eolafan]

Sometime last summer a bunch of us were at the Eola yard fanning and a BNSF freight was right up against the McClure Road crossing and the gates had stayed down for quite a while and had no chance of soon raising as the units were literally right at the crossing. Well, the engineer or conductor went out on the "porch" of the lead unit and begain waving traffic through the crossing (remember, this is a five track crossign, three main lines and two yard leads...one on each side). So a county cop comes along and really chewed out the engineer for waving the cars and trucks through the crossing around the lowered gates, saying that another train may be coming on another on one of the tracks...as if he had to tell the engineer THAT. Well, you can see that all the good intentions in the world can sometimes get your butt chewed out just the same.

[Anonymous]

A while ago I was photographing a pair of CP GP9's that were doing some switching at a steel mill. They had stopped and were blocking a crossing. They uncoupled from their train and moved ahead so that the crossing was clear. I'm sure that they noticed me taking pictures, so perhaps they just wanted me to get out of there. In any case, I had my pictures and so left.

[Mookie]

I was alone and parked right next to a crossing here in town. I was even parked diagonal to the crossing, so I didn't think I looked like I was going to go across.

A switcher pulling freight made a special point to stop and the engineer waved at me to go ahead and cross. I really felt guilty having to let him know I was watching and not wanting to cross. I think he was not too happy that he mistook me for just a lady waiting to cross a set of tracks and didn't realize I was there to watch the trains.

Well, we can't make everyone happy, can we!

[spbed]

Good story & I guess the engineer wanted to be safe then sorry. [8D][:o)][:D]

Originally posted by lonewoof

Living nearby to MP 186 of the UPRR  Austin TX Sub

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