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I believe the NTSB addressed this issue throughout the investigation and in its reports. This statement was part of the opening remarks of Chairman Robert Sumwalt at the July 25, 2017 hearing: "To quote from Operation Lifesaver: "Do not get trapped on the tracks; proceed through a highway-...

Are they still there?

Where is the Enviro siding?

That crossing needs to be closed off or history will be repeated in the future! The only known "history" besides the 2/3/15 incident, happened in 1984, when a cargo van tied to beat a train and was struck, critically injuring the driver, who died in the hospital about 2 weeks later. There...

It is insulting to allege that Steven Smalls, Jr. did anything wrong. He was nothing but professional during this incident, and in some respects went above and beyond, at the risk of his safety, and possibly life, to help evacuate Car 4333. From just what we know- and there is probably more- these w...

Re: Grade crossing removal thread (public thourougfares)

 by LastStopValhalla ¦  Tue Nov 07, 2017 12:30 pm ¦  Forum: Operations, Facilities, Maps and Resources ¦  Topic: Grade crossing removal thread (public thourougfares) ¦  Replies: 22 ¦  Views: 10302

Here's what to try telling NIMBYs; Would you rather that the railway be elevated and that you don't have to wait for a train before passing under the viaduct, or would you rather that it be at ground level and you wait for trains before you cross? RE: NIMBYs and "property confiscation": I...

This is how NTSB acting Chairman Robert Sumwalt opened the hearing this past Tuesday. I don't think there is any ambiguity in his message. To quote from Operation Lifesaver: "Do not get trapped on the tracks; proceed through a highway-rail grade crossing only if you are sure you can completely ...

I grew up with a single track grade crossing in Park Ridge, NJ on Park Avenue- NJT Pascack Valley Line, ex-Erie, E-L- that had flashers, gates and an electric bell. However, it was on a main street and had a sidewalk over it also. IIRC all of the Pascack Valley Line crossings have flashers, gates an...

Way up north, there are/ were a few in Dutchess and Columbia Counties. The part of the Taconic at issue in this situation is a 4-lane connector road that runs north from Kensico Dam Plaza where it meets the Bronx River Parkway and Route 22 up through the Hawthorne Interchange where the "main&qu...

Re: Harlem Division Grade Crossings in Westchester

 by LastStopValhalla ¦  Sat Apr 15, 2017 12:15 am ¦  Forum: New York Central ¦  Topic: Harlem Division Grade Crossings in Westchester ¦  Replies: 4 ¦  Views: 3749

I have been a firefighter in New York State since 2002, and I am also a fire and safety researcher/ writer who has received an offer to write a publication for the New York State Academy of Fire Science on the management of "high severity, low frequency" incidents using the 2/3/15 Valhalla...

How many private Metro-North only grade crossings are on the Harlem Line?

I know of one in Thornwood at Commerce Street and Lafayette Street that is used to access power substation B-29 at about milepost 29.5.

Re: Note on Grand Central

 by LastStopValhalla ¦  Fri Apr 14, 2017 5:08 pm ¦  Forum: MTA Metro-North Railroad and CtRail Passenger Rail (SLE, Hartford, Extensions) ¦  Topic: Note on Grand Central ¦  Replies: 7 ¦  Views: 6238

Baker Street is the site of the first TGI Friday's. It still has the woodwork and brass railings that were a classic TGI Friday's trademark. Diagonally across the street was Maxwell's Plum, a similar restaurant/ bar.

Harlem Division Grade Crossings in Westchester

 by LastStopValhalla ¦  Fri Apr 14, 2017 10:41 am ¦  Forum: New York Central ¦  Topic: Harlem Division Grade Crossings in Westchester ¦  Replies: 4 ¦  Views: 3749

I am looking for maps/ charts that show road grade crossings with their milepost locations on the Harlem Division in Westchester County for any time pre-1970, namely 1920-1970. Also, I am interested in any information from the New York Central or NY State about projects that eliminated grade crossin...

The fact that there has not been a mishap at that crossing in along time suggests to me that it is generally safe. Not sure how many near misses there have been. Looks like it is a reasonable distance from traffic lights and other conditions that would set up an incautious driver. Grade crossing el...

Re: NYC Deliveries To Polchinski Memorials In Hawthorne, NY?

 by LastStopValhalla ¦  Fri Apr 14, 2017 9:55 am ¦  Forum: New York Central ¦  Topic: NYC Deliveries To Polchinski Memorials In Hawthorne, NY? ¦  Replies: 10 ¦  Views: 7442

Had several large books from Otis NY from the 1880's, with a list of every station and the number of tickets sold to that station. The very last entry was the only one with a price printed - "Corpse tickets $1.00". You could ship a body from and to any place on the NYC for a buck back the...