This passive crossing was involved in a sticky situation Today.
http://www.azfamily.com/news/local/Semi ... 16919.html
11th St. (Phoenix, AZ) UP Crossing
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Re: 11th St. (Phoenix, AZ) UP Crossing
I know they mean ungated, but that got me thinking...The driver of the truck was reportedly headed southbound on 11th Avenue when he came upon an unarmed crossing at the train tracks.
maybe they should "arm" the crossings. Those electronic voice boxes would then say "Warning: Try to run the signals and I'll shoot out your tires!"
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Re: 11th St. (Phoenix, AZ) UP Crossing
I thought the same thing when i read "unarmed". I saws this on the news and the lead locomotive on this train was a Southern Pacific, so i hope it was okay.AndyWS wrote:I know they mean ungated, but that got me thinking...The driver of the truck was reportedly headed southbound on 11th Avenue when he came upon an unarmed crossing at the train tracks.
maybe they should "arm" the crossings. Those electronic voice boxes would then say "Warning: Try to run the signals and I'll shoot out your tires!"
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