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There you go blowing smoke Unihead Ed. Railroads pay nothing for equipment and supposedly volunteer 10% which is more than made back in overcharges.Monarch is well informed on how the safety budget works. How the railroads make SURE all crossings don't have protection by controlling the miniscule safety budget through the USDOT. Somebody could contribute gates for every crossing in the US tomorrow and the railroads would through a holy fit because it costs them like $2,500 a year for every active crossing in operation/maintenance costs. SOOOOO every passive crossing saves them that amount. The cheaper to kill'em formula kicks in. And by the way gates are $100,000 here so who gets the extra $50,000 in your state? Overpasses and underpasses aren't as safe as they think so every 10 million overpass is 100 crossings that could be fixed. 300 crossings if the prices weren't monopolized by the railroads!!! http://www.auditor.state.mo.us/press/2001-79.htm ..,.Despite this duty, contributions from railroad corporations have represented just small percentage of the money spent on grade crossing upgrades. The railroad’s legal duty should act as an incentive to contribute more funds to warn or protect motorists at dangerous crossings... http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/legsregs/directives/fapg/cfr0646b.htm (1) Projects for grade crossing improvements are deemed to be of no ascertainable net benefit to the railroads and there shall be no required railroad share of the costs.
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