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To everyone: I have rarely intervened in our forums, for the need just hasn't arisen. But the anger over this issue requires me to step in. First off, Ed, I checked the postings in the original thread on rail crossing safety and haven't found any postings by Mike Papula where he called anyone a murderer. If you know of a specific posting, please e-mail me about it. His postings have certainly angered others, but Mike has a right to feel passionately about his views. Perhaps baited some to respond with incindiary language, but it was up to others to take the bait and they did. In fact the language in some responses to Mike's postings prompted me to delete those, including a couple in this thread. I also edited Mike's resonse in this thread where he reprinted one such response. Enough's enough. It might have helped this debate if someone noted that the Web site he made most references to dealth with the dangers of UNGATED AND UNSIGNALED crossings, those rural crossing just guarded by a crossbuck. If this was Mike's major concern, it could have greatly helped the tenor of this debate if we'd know that, since most of the responses blamed drivers who went around gates and ignored signals. Basically, the two sides appeared to have spent most of their time talking about two different things. Indeed, the Website angelsontrack.org. makes a point of saying how much operating signals reduce accident rates at crossings, and so is primarily a drive to put up more signaled crossings. I haven't yet checked all postings, and if anyone has a specific comlaint, please e-mail me. Otherwise I encourage everyone to debate issues, get angry if called for, but keep it civil. If the debate gets tiresome, leave it for something else. If it gets offensive, please let me know directly. Tom Chmielewski Editor, Trains.com editor@trains.com
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