Comments on: Officials Call For Solutions To Trains Blocking Crossings; Law Provides For Fines

By: Michael Jones

Michael Jones — Tue, 22 Jan 2019 11:35:06 +0000

So far the train has blocked Becks Lake Road twice in January 2018. First time it lasted 20 minutes and this time we have just reached 20 minutes. There is no other way out of this area when the train stops.

By: Carl

Carl — Sat, 15 Dec 2018 17:45:43 +0000

Responding to “Had Enough Too”. The locomotives are equipped with Event Recorders that are very similar to aircraft flight recorders. Have you ever flown into an airport and got stuck on a tarmac while waiting for other aircraft to take off or land? The same things happen to trains. If a train is servicing the paper mill and has the track blocked, another train cannot pass. These train crews stop where they are told to stop. How do you know it was the engineer or a brakeman or a switchman that went for coffee? As I mentioned before, the tracks were there before any of us were born. If you could cause the railroad enough problems that they quit servicing the paper mill, 500 jobs would be at risk.

By: M in Bratt

M in Bratt — Sat, 15 Dec 2018 13:27:55 +0000

DOES ANYBODY REMEMBER WHEN? Not so many years ago after hurricane Ivan destroyed the CSX TRESTLE over Escambia Bay, the railroad offered to reroute the tracks rather than bearing the expense of building a new multi million dollar trestle. The project would have taken a route that by passed Pensacola and Milton. All that would have been left in Escambia County would have been a spur line that serviced the port and local industry. The short sighted politicians of the time turned their noses up at this project, and refused to assist CSX with right of way acquisition so they stuck with the old route. Now we have a fresh crowd of short sighted politicians that think they can divert attention away from their total lack of planning and blame the railroad for all the traffic problems. All the noise they make about enforcing any local law on the railroad is just noise for the sake of getting a few votes because Congress years ago exempted railroads from ANY local control. It boils down to the fact that this is not a CSX problem, it is a Escambia County and State of Fl. problem, and will have to be corrected by local politicians. So, you have two choices, ignore the problem, or start pouring concrete for overpasses.

By: Mark

Mark — Sat, 15 Dec 2018 06:24:38 +0000

We need an overpass .

By: C0ncerned citizens

C0ncerned citizens — Sat, 15 Dec 2018 04:25:02 +0000

CXS is not above the law although they believe they are. I have live In Molino for over 20 years and this type of situation happens WEEKLY IF NOT MORE. CAN WE PLEASE MAKE THEM FOLLOW THE LAW?

By: Ol Sarge

Ol Sarge — Sat, 15 Dec 2018 02:17:06 +0000

This will take a lot of effort from CSX, IP, FDOT, Escambia County Florida and everyone traveling on Hwy29 & Hwy95a. It’s not going to happen in a month.

There’s land sitting idle north of the paper mill that IP owns. The old IP Golf Course.

Use the old golf course for the operations of CSX train traffic to the paper mill or what ever else that’s needed in the further.

Build a train tussle across Hwy 29 and 95a N, starting across from Porky’s Pizza on Hwy 95aN, ending near the corner of Morris Ave and Hwy 29. Allowing all traffic on Hwy 29 and Hwy 95a to pass under it. I know that the roads will have to be lowered but, both highways are low in this area and the tussle could have a slight degree of arch in the middle.

Have the water run off go to a holding pond east of the train tussle where it’s connected to the main train track.

Move Hwy95a N back where it use to be. Where Hwy29N enters Hwy95a N, Have a right turn lane from Becks Lake Road to enter Hwy 95a N. Install a traffic signal, Do not have a left turn off Hwy 29 South on to Hwy 95a N.

Close Morris Ave. at Hwy 29 Use the east turn lane at Hwy29S between Mustang North and the Shell Gas station as an entrance to Hwy95a N across from Woodland St.

Install a train crossing between the motorcycle shop building and the barber shop building, where the old Cantonment Produce Stand was at on Muscogee Rd. Moving the train crossing from Hwy 29 to Muscogee Rd.

Deleting the need for the crossing on Hwy29. Hopefully slowing train traffic at Becks Lake Rd. use the old holding area for trains waiting for a primary train to pass. Because all train cars waiting to go into the paper mill will at the old IP golf course.

These are just my thoughts, will it work? Who knows? At least it’s a start.

By: dale

dale — Fri, 14 Dec 2018 22:43:01 +0000

They should put timers on the crossing arms that print the time the arms are down .which is sent to the county every month and every time that month they are down over 15 minutes they should get fined.

By: Will B Banned

Will B Banned — Fri, 14 Dec 2018 20:49:44 +0000

So lived here my whole life and yes they have threatened fining them before but nothing comes out of it back then it was L&N it is just part of living in cantonment the railroad is a powerful group just look back in history how the railroad has bullied its way around .do you really think they care what the people of cantonment fl think .They will pay the good lawyers and donate to the right causes and it will be over .

By: Lu

Lu — Fri, 14 Dec 2018 19:50:17 +0000

This is what happens when your taxes in the Last 20 to 30 years goes to South Escambia County and not fairy distributing out! North Escambia is Lucky if We get 15% TOTTAL of all tax dollars! Maybe it time to have a Hospital & Fire Department North Of Cantonment Of good size! I been saying for years Maybe time to break apart into 2 counties! North Escambia gets Crumbs. It’s like we help pay for Pensacola! But we very rarely see any changes past Cantonment! Maybe time we get 25 to 30 of all Collected County taxes!

By: MR REALITY

MR REALITY — Fri, 14 Dec 2018 19:22:08 +0000

so airport road where it is a MAIN ROAD BACK IN TOWN AND BEEN THIS WAY FOR 50 YEARS or folks who moved out to the suburbs and now scream ME ME ME ME..>What about all of us back down here in town where we have REAL traffic problems or thisone road and THE SAFETY OF EVERYONE. Barry hasnt done a THING and still not doing anything worth a darn.