Yes, statistically, one or more of us here in Lincoln will be sacrificed at some point….
Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone On Wednesday, September 7, 2022, 12:07 AM, sally kindleberger <skindleber...@gmail.com> wrote: Me too! Someone needs to fix this problem before a terrible accident happens and people are hurt or killed! On Wed, Sep 7, 2022 at 12:03 AM Joanna Owen Schmergel <owenjoa...@yahoo.com> wrote: Are there any experienced engineers here in Lincoln who have thoughts on this issue? Frankly, it has me a little bit stressed… Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone On Tuesday, September 6, 2022, 11:45 PM, sally kindleberger <skindleber...@gmail.com> wrote: Yes, I was almost hit by the crossing rails on 117 the other day as they seemed to come down with almost no warning.It was very scary! On Tue, Sep 6, 2022 at 12:09 PM Joanna Owen Schmergel via Lincoln <lincoln@lincolntalk.org> wrote: Recent incidents of commuter rail safety arms/rails failing in both the down “safe” position and up “unsafe” position: Personally, I have been slowing down and cracking my windows every time I approach the train tracks until Keolis completes and implements root cause corrective action. Sometimes I forget to do this and then I feel anxious. I traverse the tracks here in Lincoln with my two kiddos at least 6 times a day, usually more. Please see the article links below: Gloucester Commuter Rail Guard Rail Failures: Gloucester declares emergency measure after train crossing arms land on several cars | | | | | | | | | | | Gloucester declares emergency measure after train crossing arms land on several cars Keolis updated the railroad crossing at Gloucester Station so the gates stay down longer. Read more at Boston.com. | | | | April 22, 2022 Near miss in Lincoln when guard rails fail in up “unsafe” position: Train almost hits car crossing the tracks on Route 117 April 19, 2022 by Alice Waugh Lincoln officials are looking for answers from Keolis after a car that was driving through the railroad crossing on Route 117 was almost hit by a train — just three months after a similar incident left a Wilmington woman dead. A shaken Lincoln resident called 911 on the afternoon of April 11 after an oncoming commuter train narrowly missed her car as it crossed the tracks. There was no warning of an approaching train because the safety gates were not lowered, but “thankfully, the vehicle just made it through the crossing as the train arrived, narrowly avoiding a tragedy,” Town Administrator Tim Higgins wrote in am April 14 letter of complaint to Kellie Andrews, Vice President for Safety at Keolis, which managed the MBTA’s commuter rail service. Other vehicles in the area managed to stop in time. Lincoln police immediately contacted the MBTA, which had already been notified of the incident by the train driver, Police Chief Kevin Kennedy said. He would not supply any further information about the Lincoln resident who made the 911 call. Witnesses reported what appeared to be a train maintenance crew was working in the area at the time, and one said that one of the workers “was acting in a ‘panicking manner with hands on his head’ as the incident was unfolding,” Higgins wrote. Until Keolis checked to make sure that all crossing gates were operating safely, train crews in the area stopped at each crossing (even if the gates were properly lowered), got off the train, checked for oncoming traffic, and “walked the train across… just crawling across the track,” Kennedy said. “As part of the town’s due diligence, it is essential that we have a full understanding of the facts and circumstances surrounding this incident, its cause, and an opportunity for a post-incident meeting and briefing t ensure that current conditions are safe, and that procedures are appropriately adjusted to minimize the chances of a recurrence at any of our four railroad crossings, or elsewhere,” Higgins wrote. He said on Tuesday that he expected to speak with Keolis and the MBTA that afternoon to schedule the meeting with him and Kennedy. Higgins also asked to review data on gate failures (failing to activate and/or becoming stuck in the horizontal position) at all four track crossings in Lincoln. The most recent report of gates being stuck in the “down” position came on March 28, according to the Lincoln police log. On January 21, a woman driving across railroad tracks in Wilmington was struck and killed by a commuter train. MBTA officials said human error — failure to return the crossing safety system to normal operations after testing — likely prevented the crossing gates from coming down in a timely manner as the train approached. According to a report by WBUR, the MBTA and Keolis said they had retrained staff responsible for testing railroad crossing protection systems and instituted several other new safety practices. The new policies required additional communication, observation, and signage at roadway crossings to ensure crossing gates don’t fail to activate after testing and maintenance work. Railroad crossing safety gates fail at same location where woman was killed, Wilmington town officials say Railroad safety gates fail to activate for second time, town officials say | | | | | | | | | | | Railroad safety gates fail to activate for second time, town officials say The incident comes less than a month after an deadly crash at the same crossing involving a local woman who was struck by a passing commuter rail train | | | | Recent FTA Safety Report on MBTA https://www.wcvb.com/amp/article/mbta-fta-report-released-massachusetts-public-transportation-safety/40929222 -- The LincolnTalk mailing list. To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/. Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. Change your subscription settings at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln.
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