Comment EI-32237
Received or sent (printed as 9/21/2022)
Regarding crossing IDs 375779U (Ottumwa), 375761J & 375759H (Lerado). There is significant blocking of these intersections. adding more trains will not reduce the blocking when currently atleast 4 times a day they are blocked for more than 20 minutes from just 1 train. yes the "average" time down will reduce only because you will be blocking it more by running more trains thru here but the total time of blockage will only go up. Your crack pot analysis of these intersections is junk and does not tell the real story. My deputies cant even find operators to ticket them per Iowa code as they all run and hide when the law shows up. The railroad company should be responsible for constructing and management of a bridge over the 375779U (Ottumwa) crossing. also share your data that you are minupliating to show that you will do better. Or just move your train persons swap and rail yard west of ccrossing 375779U (Ottumwa) where there is more room and you are not blocking first responders. Also, shorting up the trains from 2 miles to 1.5 miles does not do [expletive]. as the it still will block 2 of the 3 crossings.
Submitted by: Jeff Skalberg · Ottumwa, IA
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