Re: Surface Transportation Board STB and narrow gauge

nedsn3 Wrote:
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> 'However, crossing a public highway
> .....................usually the FRA will claim
> some kind of safety oversight'
>
> Which is why the WW&F is probably looking
> very hard at the impacts of their next hurdle: a
> grade crossing.

It's true that the current WW&F grade crossings are private but the railroad already follows some FRA rules such as logging engine crew hours and conducting bridge inspections. With these practices in place, going under FRA oversight won't be a big change to daily operation. Yes, there has been discussion of crossing either the town road going south or the state road going north so crossing a public road has not been ruled out but it would be expensive (in both construction costs and increased insurance coverage) so it won't happen anytime soon.

Here's an example of a private crossing.




Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 12/02/2018 02:53PM by Stewart Rhine.