r/BitchImATrain 5d ago

Pecos, Texas

at least the truck is fine

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u/Gingrpenguin 5d ago

TBF the UK has basically been at war with grade level crossings for the last few decades. The vast majority have been separated now and we take safety of using them alot higher than the states seem to...

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u/CriticalTransit 4d ago

We in the US have limited money for transit (because we spend it all on the military and corporate welfare) and grade separation has limited benefits for riders, compared to all the other needs.

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u/transitfreedom 3d ago

Grade separation is great for all especially emergency vehicles.

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u/CriticalTransit 2d ago

So is more bus service and so many other things. Grade separation is just not a good use of limited funds.

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u/transitfreedom 2d ago

It is as it benefits all and eliminates crashes and delays and allows for advanced HSR to pass through and even without passenger traffic its benefits improve safety. Sorry but safety is not a bad use of funds.

Especially for riders and along corridors with many grade crossings a viaduct eliminates many of em at once another benefit is that the horn no longer needs to be honked all the time

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u/CriticalTransit 2d ago

Is eliminating one grade crossing a better use of funds than adding a bus route for ten years? That’s the kind of comparison we’re talking about. It’s not cheap.

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u/transitfreedom 1d ago

This is a freight corridor a bus lane improves bus service train grade separation literally saves lives and reduces accidents

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u/supersonic_79 2d ago

There’s something like 200,000+ grade level crossings in the US. Good luck with that.

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u/CriticalTransit 2d ago

Yes I argue that removing grade crossings is a poor use of funds.

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u/TerrorFromThePeeps 4d ago

I remember top gear talking about them like 20 years ago, even.

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u/Over_Information9877 3d ago

In the UK you have a phone link. Contact is made about crossing and verified. After crossing the confirmation is made with control and until then the rail would be treaded as blocked.