How does one become an advocate for railroad grade

[Anonymous]

mike you cna try to email me, note i hope it works..

try this: and if it fails... i'll give you another one

try: [e-mail]

kev.

[Anonymous]

I've sent an email to: [e-mail]
and suggested adding a new section in the photo area; Dangerous crossings. I sent him a couple of photos to help it get started. Please send him some photos of crossing that need attention or that have had fatalities in the past.

[Anonymous]

I would love to show you these crossings, maybe you would see then. Tell me you e address, I will send you the pics
Mike

[Anonymous]

Don't give me this bull...

I cna hear a train horn from my house, and it wakes me up in the morning.

i'm 3 miles away from a crossing.. and 2 miles away from Dead-mans-curve which is where they honk.

it pentetrates the walls of my house and wakes me up at 6:57AM. Expalin that.. sound proof cars.. no no.. see when your that clsoe to a crossing.. you hear a train horn.. unless your deaf.

you still don't get it do you. what does Stop look lsiten and live mean? now you said it was a new "sound proof" car. New cars have fast aceleration in case they get caught on the tracks.

i'd sure love to know where you get your facts from.. this story is so bonkers, i'm gonna call that number and i'm gonna get somne food lion market stroe or somehting like that.

your propganda, like we said isn't welcome here.

also, if you honestly expect me to read all that which you posted above.. your wrong. i'm hardly in the mood to read that your a stark raving mad lunatic. maybe in the year 5634, i might read over what you wrote until then the four magic words

STOP, LOOK, LISTEN, and LIVE
got that wise guy?
no, lol, most likely you'll post another forum about this and the answer will be the same

Have a good day mike, and oh yeah where are those pictures at with the "bad crossing?"

Cheers,
kev.

[Anonymous]

How does one become an advocate for railroad grade crossing safety? The first way is you have a child, spending all the wonderful years together. The holidays, birthdays, holding hands, going for walks, the hugs and kisses. Teaching them right from wrong, watching them grow up to become bright young adults. Finally on towards graduation, as you reflect on all those years together, knowing what a tremendous future they have ahead of them. GONE! In a split second one day because they went across a grade crossing. They wasn’t aware that the sight distance at this crossing gave them mere seconds to respond to a train approaching. They also wasn’t aware that the flashing light alignment is critical to give the driver advance warning of a train. They didn’t know that modern automobiles, due to the sound proofing, can make a train horn ineffective in giving advance warning of an approaching train. They knew nothing of the complexities of a crossing that can lead to driver confusion and distraction. The railroad and government has had this knowledge for over 25 years.
The other way is to support the families that have had to suffer this unimaginable tragedy , by looking at the facts and history of the crossings while removing the bias that seems to prevail; “They were trying to beat the train”, “They were trying to kill themselves”. Would you say the same of your child if you didn’t know the facts and circumstances surrounding the accident? Does a crossing that has had 2 fatalities warrant some extra scrutiny and attention? Why does a crossing that has had 2 fatalities remain ungated with the flashing light and sight distance problems remaining? Who is going to take responsibililty for the ongoing deaths that keep occurring as result of these issues? Support the families by becoming informed and proactive in pursuing the answers to these questions. Contact your local, state and federal representatives and be sure to contact Terry Cantrell @ TDOT (1.615.741-1341 [e-mail] ) who is working for us in assuring that these crossings meet the minimum federal requirements for safety. Ask why these problems remain. Ask them why the list of dangerous crossings in TN is not public information, do we not have the right to be aware of known dangerous crossings? Ask how and where the 5 million used for crossing improvements was used. Do not accept the typical answer that there is only so much money available to be used, a certain railroad company made a NET profit of over 400 million last year and will spend 43 million this year in TN for infrastructure improvements. The sole benefit of these infrastructure improvements is to maximize profit potential, not to improve the safety of there grade crossings. The “profit over life” mentality needs to be changed to a “the protection of life and giving the driver every available opportunity to cross safely at any cost” attitude.