I've been workin' on the railroad...
... all the live-long two weeks...
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Comments (4)
Two weeks to repair a rail road crossing signal?
Posted by TheOtherDave | September 9, 2012 10:31 PM
That song brings back memories.
Posted by Anon | September 9, 2012 11:34 PM
Why don't they just provide 24 hour flagging until it's fixed?
Posted by Andrew | September 10, 2012 7:30 AM
You know that railroad signal that the TriMet bus driver plowed over in Beaverton?
A month ago?
It's still not fixed.
I'm curious to know why a railroad signal would take two weeks to repair - these are usually VERY HIGH priority for railroads (because otherwise trains have to stop and flag the crossing - they can't blow through a non-functioning protected crossing, it's an FRA violation) and the railroads store railroad crossing parts for quick repair. When old signals are retired they aren't scrapped, they are kept and salvaged or used in emergencies. Go to any railroad yard and you'll see a fenced area with a bunch of old crossing signal equipment. Heck, even TriMet has three such storage facilities.
Posted by Erik H. | September 10, 2012 10:05 AM