Railroad Whistle post signs
January 31, 2013 01:15 PM to All Senate Members
Circulated By
Senator Lisa Boscola
D Senate District 18
Memo
In the near future, I plan to reintroduce legislation amending Title 66 to require railroads under the jurisdiction of the Public Utility Commission to place whistle post signs exactly one-quarter of a mile away from all railroad crossings.
According to the Federal Railroad Administration, about 3,000 railroad crossing accidents have taken place in the last 10 years with an annual rate of 1,000 deaths.
In some cases, railroad crossing accidents occur because the railroad company fails to safely maintain the area around the train tracks. In other cases, devices that are designed to alert
drivers that a train is coming—such as crossing gates, bells or lights—are either broken or not installed where they should be.
Whistle posts notify engineers or locomotive operators to blow a whistle or ring a bell as the locomotive approaches the crossing as a warning to the members of the public.
This is a reintroduction of SB 823 from the previous legislative session. Co-sponsors included: FERLO, RAFFERTY, WARD, COSTA, BROWNE, TARTAGLIONE, FONTANA, BREWSTER AND WASHINGTON,
According to the Federal Railroad Administration, about 3,000 railroad crossing accidents have taken place in the last 10 years with an annual rate of 1,000 deaths.
In some cases, railroad crossing accidents occur because the railroad company fails to safely maintain the area around the train tracks. In other cases, devices that are designed to alert
drivers that a train is coming—such as crossing gates, bells or lights—are either broken or not installed where they should be.
Whistle posts notify engineers or locomotive operators to blow a whistle or ring a bell as the locomotive approaches the crossing as a warning to the members of the public.
This is a reintroduction of SB 823 from the previous legislative session. Co-sponsors included: FERLO, RAFFERTY, WARD, COSTA, BROWNE, TARTAGLIONE, FONTANA, BREWSTER AND WASHINGTON,
Legislation
Document - Introduced as SB 786
Last updated on March 27, 2013 11:45 AM
Railroad Whistle post signs
January 31, 2013 01:15 PM to All Senate Members
Circulated By
BOSCOLA
Memo
In the near future, I plan to reintroduce legislation amending Title 66 to require railroads under the jurisdiction of the Public Utility Commission to place whistle post signs exactly one-quarter of a mile away from all railroad crossings.
According to the Federal Railroad Administration, about 3,000 railroad crossing accidents have taken place in the last 10 years with an annual rate of 1,000 deaths.
In some cases, railroad crossing accidents occur because the railroad company fails to safely maintain the area around the train tracks. In other cases, devices that are designed to alert
drivers that a train is coming—such as crossing gates, bells or lights—are either broken or not installed where they should be.
Whistle posts notify engineers or locomotive operators to blow a whistle or ring a bell as the locomotive approaches the crossing as a warning to the members of the public.
This is a reintroduction of SB 823 from the previous legislative session. Co-sponsors included: FERLO, RAFFERTY, WARD, COSTA, BROWNE, TARTAGLIONE, FONTANA, BREWSTER AND WASHINGTON,
According to the Federal Railroad Administration, about 3,000 railroad crossing accidents have taken place in the last 10 years with an annual rate of 1,000 deaths.
In some cases, railroad crossing accidents occur because the railroad company fails to safely maintain the area around the train tracks. In other cases, devices that are designed to alert
drivers that a train is coming—such as crossing gates, bells or lights—are either broken or not installed where they should be.
Whistle posts notify engineers or locomotive operators to blow a whistle or ring a bell as the locomotive approaches the crossing as a warning to the members of the public.
This is a reintroduction of SB 823 from the previous legislative session. Co-sponsors included: FERLO, RAFFERTY, WARD, COSTA, BROWNE, TARTAGLIONE, FONTANA, BREWSTER AND WASHINGTON,
Document
Introduced as SB 786
Last Updated
March 27, 2013 11:45 AM
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