The delayed action of the crossing gate is likely related to the ongoing track work between here and Concord.
On Tue, Nov 1, 2022 at 3:50 PM Kristine Barker <[email protected]> wrote: > This could be unrelated, but we live adjacent to Lincoln Station and the > horn has been blowing more frequently than usual, especially at night. I’ve > lived her for over a decade and have honestly learned to tune out the > train, but the constant horn blowing is quite apparent even to someone as > numb to the noise as myself. > > Kristine > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Nov 1, 2022, at 12:57 PM, Ken Hurd <[email protected]> wrote: > > Equally disturbing was when I was traveling north on Old Sudbury Road a > couple of weeks ago. I noticed the gates were down on 117 but not on Old > Sudbury Road, barely more than a football field away. I waited but ended > up crossing carefully when cars pulled up behind me. I now approach each > crossing in Lincoln like a school bus… Until this issue is resolved, I > suggest we all do pretty much the same or be patient with those who do. > > - Ken > > > On Nov 1, 2022, at 12:46 PM, Chris McCarthy <[email protected]> wrote: > > There has been a tie replacement project for the past few weeks. The > trains slowed down in the vicinity of the workers and would signal with > their horn on approach. The project seems to have wrapped up, but they > often implement a "slow zone" until the ballast settles around the new > ties. > > Despite the speculation people made, the root cause of the previous > incident involving a gate failing to activate was due to maintenance > personnel calibrating a level crossing predictor circuit as a train was > approaching. This caused the equipment to not pick up an approaching train > until it was at the island. > > - Chris > > On Tue, Nov 1, 2022, 12:29 Joanna Owen Schmergel via Lincoln < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> The primary concern, which I have harped about several times here on LT, >> is safety. >> >> If the arms malfunction in the “up” or “unsafe” position, and one drives >> across the tracks thinking it is safe, only to have the train come full >> speed ahead causing fatalities, or best case scenario, a “near miss”. >> >> I believe the trains are now all mandated to slow down to X miles an hour >> when approaching any crossing here in Lincoln and blow a “soft” warning >> whistle until thorough root cause analysis, followed by >> corresponding corrective action, is complete. >> >> A very scary situation if you, like me, traverse the train tracks up to a >> dozen times a day with little ones in the car. >> >> >> Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone >> <https://overview.mail.yahoo.com/?.src=iOS> >> >> On Tuesday, November 1, 2022, 12:02 PM, mark ecacbed.com < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >> Has anyone else noticed longer wait times? It was about 5 minutes at >> Tower around 8am this morning. I don't remember any public notices on >> changes. The times are so long that it might encourage someone to go >> around the barriers if they think they are stuck or broken. The other >> unintended consequence is a large vehicle backup on Rt 117 which is likely >> to cause accidents at 117 and Tower. >> >> Mark Holzwarth >> 22 Blackburnian Rd >> -- >> The LincolnTalk mailing list. >> To post, send mail to [email protected]. >> 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. >> >> -- >> The LincolnTalk mailing list. >> To post, send mail to [email protected]. >> 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. >> >> -- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post, send mail to [email protected]. > 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. > > > -- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post, send mail to [email protected]. > 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. > > -- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post, send mail to [email protected]. > 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. > > -- Bob Hicks [email protected]
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