Comments on: Residents, Businesses Want Solutions After Cantonment Railroad Crossing Blocked For Hours

By: Overhead view

Overhead view — Thu, 30 Aug 2018 23:19:25 +0000

Put the entire intersection of US 29 and Becks Lake/Muscogee in the air on a bridge. Flyover the tracks on 29 and BLR. Traffic light on top of bridge. Engineer a merge of 95-A in to US 29, similar to Davis and Nine Mile Road interchange. Talk with the Transportation Planning Organization (TPO) at the West Florida Planning Council and get a study underway. Just understand, it will be expensive no matter what due to bridge costs and property acquisitions. Otherwise, there is no way to really correct the large scale traffic constriction in this area.

By: Carl

Carl — Thu, 30 Aug 2018 15:49:47 +0000

John, there are only two, and sometimes three people in a train crew. We know the engineer cannot uncouple the cars, because he has to operate the train. Also, any uncoupling would have to begin in the rear so the train engine could move the cars apart. So someone would have to walk from the rear of the train all the way to the front, which could be a mile or more. He would have to separate the air brake hoses and manually pull the linkage to the coupler. He would have to communicate with the engineer when he needed the engine to move forward. Then he would have to walk back and undo everything he did earlier. So you can add all that time to the original time for whatever caused the delay to begin with. Did you know that train crews are only allowed by Federal Law to operate a train so many hours. If something happens and the train is delayed too long, they have to transport another crew to where the train had to stop. Some here say there is another way out that has been blocked. If it could be opened up, that would be the best solution to the problem.

By: John

John — Thu, 30 Aug 2018 10:49:18 +0000

There should be legislation where they are reguired to disconnect cars between crossings if they have to stop before they get to their depot. How hard is that!!!

By: Tom Tuttle

Tom Tuttle — Thu, 30 Aug 2018 10:35:18 +0000

I sometimes fantasize about the movie Falling Down. Traffic was holding him up and he had just acquired a rocket launcher (LAW M72). After a little boy on a bike who was passing by shows him how to use it, he clears up the road equipment blocking the road.

By: Becky

Becky — Thu, 30 Aug 2018 05:11:26 +0000

I any politician lived north of this intersection, an overpass would have been constructed years ago.

By: david lamb

david lamb — Thu, 30 Aug 2018 02:22:35 +0000

@ JEB
I was born and raised in Cottage Hill. I joined the Air Force and wound up in Plattsmouth NE. I was just relating a similar situation that recently almost created a scene due to BNSF stopping and blocking a track. I live less than 300 ft from a UP track here and am used to the rail problems.

By: Bob

Bob — Wed, 29 Aug 2018 23:40:39 +0000

Stuck by the train right now. Nothing makes me more angry!!Nothing makes me more angry!!! Nothing makes me more angry!!!Nothing makes me more angry!!!!!!!!!!!

By: Lewis

Lewis — Wed, 29 Aug 2018 20:08:22 +0000

Move the tracks across Highway 29 at least 100 yards south, then there may be enough room to put an overpass.

I know sounds too simple.

By: 429SCJ

429SCJ — Wed, 29 Aug 2018 16:38:55 +0000

Reopen Elder’s Lane to Gonzalez.

By: mike

mike — Wed, 29 Aug 2018 15:56:42 +0000

a tunnel or viaduct so close to the intersection wud be a bit of an engineering nightmare. best just live with it. lifeflight, and hopefully local fire dept that cud access that blocked area somehow.