Papa John's tractor-trailer hit by CSX train

That would make sense so you know it won't happen. Maybe the cops wanted free pizza.

 

Railroad crossings are not the responsibility of the city or county or state to maintain. They are part of the right of way owned by the railroad. It is the railroads responsibility to build and maintain crossings. There is no standard that says a crossing has to be able to be crossed by any specefic types of vehicles. Basically, railroads have the right of way. The city can petition the railroad to do something, but by law they do not have to.

 

Yeah RR's have a lot of unusual powers. Friend of mine's kid is conductor w/BNSF. Some times they are forced to block intersection by dispatcher. City cops try to issue tickets. He says some of the old hands just laugh at them. Others refuse to open cab. Others tear ticket up and laugh at cops. But they come under Fed s and can kind of do what they want. Most were there before the roads they are blocking.

 

Generally where there is a crossing like that there is another crossing within a mile or so that can be crossed without any problem .

 

Under certain conditions they can get a ticket, regardless of what your buddy say's.

Personally, I think they should ban GPS's just like they did radar detectors!

 

Looked it up on google. Warning signs should be at the tracks. None to be seen?

 

On the bright side, crashing Papa John's saves a whole lot of intestinal problems.