NS in Hammond IN, block crossings, school kids crawl under trains

Propublica news article (Fair Use) Interviews wih all sides of the story.

"In Hammond, the hulking trains of Norfolk Southern regularly force parents, kids and caretakers into an exhausting gamble: How much should they risk to get to school?"

https://www.propublica.org/article/trai ... k-southern

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The school district “has asked Norfolk Southern for its schedule so that the schools can plan for blockages and students can adjust their routines,” according to ProPublica.

Norfolk Southern “said that train schedules vary so much that giving Hammond one might not be helpful,” also according to ProPublica.

A July 22, 2019, Norfolk Southern press release http://www.nscorp.com/content/nscorp/en ... edule.html claimed, “Norfolk Southern successfully rolls out TOP21 precision scheduled railroading operating plan.”

Norfolk Southern’s reply to the school district’s request for schedules shows just how precise “precision scheduled railroading” is.