Trains.com

News Wire: Metra CEO to appear at state senator's town hall on crossing safety

1522 views
1 replies
1 rating 2 rating 3 rating 4 rating 5 rating
Moderator
  • Member since
    January 2011
  • From: Wisconsin
  • 1,532 posts
Posted by Brian Schmidt on Thursday, January 24, 2019 8:50 AM

FRANKFORT, Ill. — Metra CEO Jim Derwinski is scheduled to appear at a town hall meeting by an Illinois state senator on safety concerns arising from a November incident at a grade crossing in Mokena, Ill. State Sen. Michael E. Hastings, D-Tinle...

http://trn.trains.com/news/news-wire/2019/01/24-metra-ceo-to-appear-at-state-senators-town-hall-on-crossing-safety

Brian Schmidt, Editor, Classic Trains magazine

  • Member since
    June 2009
  • From: Dallas, TX
  • 6,952 posts
Posted by CMStPnP on Thursday, January 24, 2019 9:44 PM

Perhaps he can better communicate how crossing signals operate and can malfunction so that the public better understands the issue .........which is a job our news media used to do before it chose to be superficial vs in depth.

Join our Community!

Our community is FREE to join. To participate you must either login or register for an account.

Search the Community

Newsletter Sign-Up

By signing up you may also receive occasional reader surveys and special offers from Trains magazine.Please view our privacy policy