Two23 posted:Krieglok posted:
The bridge was there before the boat rental companies and excursion boats arrived on the scene. The boat company owners made a poor choice of locating their businesses with out doing their homework beforehand.
I disagree. Navigable waterways are federal property and there is a law to keep them open. I.e. you can't string a fence or other barrier across them. There was no problem before NS changed their operations, so that's clearly to blame. The fix is obvious. As for poor choice, you wouldn't want to place docks for small boats on unprotected lake shore. When the boat company owners started their business this problem did not exist--NS created it.
Kent in SD
I agree.. the railroad is out of line. They are violating a number of laws not to mention the ill will among its neighbors.
I live just west of UPs Proviso yards and they are constantly blocking crossings for up to 30 minutes a time. My town has two underpasses a mile or so apart so it's not as bad as some towns to the west. There are times when some of the longer trains block every crossing in town. This means emergency vehicles must travel miles out of the way to an underpass in a neighboring suburb. Local police can call and issue tickets but the RR ignores them. You really can't defend that behavior....
