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Author:  Drake LaRrieta [ Thu Mar 05, 2020 3:57 pm ]
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The other day I spent close to an hour waiting for a non-working railroad crossing. The traffic was backed up pretty bad and some people even crossed the railroad between the gates.

Author:  Frank Coztansa [ Thu Mar 05, 2020 3:58 pm ]
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Grand Funk Rail Road
WDW Rail Road
Illinois Central Rail Road

Author:  Douchebag [ Thu Mar 05, 2020 4:02 pm ]
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Drake LaRrieta wrote:
The other day I spent close to an hour waiting for a non-working railroad crossing. The traffic was backed up pretty bad and some people even crossed the railroad between the gates.

And they can't even be bothered to check that everyone has a ticket.

Author:  billypootons [ Thu Mar 05, 2020 4:04 pm ]
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you and that pussy vito are the only ones here who wouldnt have just gone around the gates after looking both ways

Author:  Douchebag [ Thu Mar 05, 2020 4:10 pm ]
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billypootons wrote:
you and that pussy vito are the only ones here who wouldnt have just gone around the gates after looking both ways

This, or instead of sitting at a gate that's down for an hour, just turn around and go through a different crossing.

Author:  Bagels [ Thu Mar 05, 2020 4:32 pm ]
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next time just park on the tracks and wait for the next train to come

Author:  Bababooey [ Thu Mar 05, 2020 7:19 pm ]
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Bagels wrote:
next time just park on the tracks and wait for the next train to come


Preferably with Douchebag as a passenger.

Author:  newper [ Thu Mar 05, 2020 7:24 pm ]
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Frank Coztansa wrote:
Grand Funk Rail Road
WDW Rail Road
Illinois Central Rail Road

And the Southern Central Freight! Got to keep on pushin', mama...

Author:  IkeSouth [ Thu Mar 05, 2020 7:28 pm ]
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It's a gandfathered system. They own the rails regardless of the townships they cut through. They have total jurisdiction to what goes on when. If the railroad people decide they must go through the middle of a city during rush hour, there is nothing the city can do about it. The reason it won't change is because theres nothing even close to as cheap as delivering by rail.

Author:  Crystal Lake Hoffy [ Thu Mar 05, 2020 8:37 pm ]
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Have you ever been to a model railroad show? Its the most bi-polar group of people I've ever seen. Half of the people are pretty cool and just enjoy the nostalgia. The other half are a level of dork I've never witnessed before, with the exception of some of our board events.

Author:  Zippy-The-Pinhead [ Thu Mar 05, 2020 8:48 pm ]
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IkeSouth wrote:
It's a gandfathered system. They own the rails regardless of the townships they cut through. They have total jurisdiction to what goes on when. If the railroad people decide they must go through the middle of a city during rush hour, there is nothing the city can do about it. The reason it won't change is because theres nothing even close to as cheap as delivering by rail.

It has been made worse by the acquisitions of the Canadian National Railway. Trains are now considerably longer. As someone who used to work in Franklin Park I have felt the pain of railroad crossings.

Author:  Chet Coppock's Fur Coat [ Thu Mar 05, 2020 9:00 pm ]
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There has been a lot of work in the area to try and raise railroad crossings and improve unsafe ones, and link some of the lines. The City of Chicago is pretty heavily involved, especially south and east.

Author:  IkeSouth [ Thu Mar 05, 2020 9:39 pm ]
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It's amazing to me it's 2020 and big cities like Chicago haven't made their railways completely non invasive yet. Skyline hasn't changed in 40 years either. Sad!

Author:  Zippy-The-Pinhead [ Thu Mar 05, 2020 9:41 pm ]
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IkeSouth wrote:
It's amazing to me it's 2020 and big cities like Chicago haven't made their railways completely non invasive yet. Skyline hasn't changed in 40 years either. Sad!

I’d rather wait for a train than eat their chili.

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