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Coal and other trains barely moving or completely stopping on the tracks. For those living off Lost Nation, you have to detour all the way to Lakeshore and Reeves or through Mentor due to all of the construction on the highways. Is there not some way that we can have a bridge/overpass built, such as the one on 306 near Tyler Blvd; so that the thousands of residents north of the tracks can get to where they need to be without making a 15-20 minute detour? Now THAT would be good project for the Road to Recovery Act - it's helping EVERYONE get to WORK without further delay (especially seeing as the coal trains going to CEI will NOT be stopping anytime soon).
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Anonymous (Guest)
Dave (Guest)
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Dave (Guest)
Conditions???? (Guest)
Everyone that lives north of the tracks knows what its like. The only access to north Willoughby is either Pelton or Erie - and both have the same train tracks...imagine what it was like a few years ago when the propane business had fires......
During rush hour it is the worst - always seems to be trains coming through - which then backs all the traffic going into downtown Willoughby - there were times we sat in front of the library 20 minutes because of the trains. Think about the fire and rescue squads also. We moved from the north end of Willoughby for this reason - the train tracks - and now with all the construction going on - its worse.
Sorry - too bad abut funding or what ever is expensive - but Willoughby you need to take a good look at this to fix - putting lives at risk isn't enough to meet conditions?????
The Train Wins (Guest)
Dave (Guest)
Did you also know that this area of crossings is deemed so unsafe and unreliable that W-E school buses are forbidden to cross them?
Yes, Train Wins, maybe the trains can block all of the available crossings when emergency vehicles are attempting to cross. Maybe the highway entrances will be blocked (yet again) and 91 will be backed up from Euclid Avenue to Vine Street and they will not be able to get around without making lengthy detours. Maybe you really need to get with the times. No one is trying to take away your dear trains, we just want some change!
I've lived in Willoughby for many years and there has been significantly more train traffic moving through the area compared to ten, twenty years ago. More trains + more cars and residents = a lot more headaches (until something is done).
Dave (Guest)
The Train Wins (Guest)
Even those who "lived their whole lives" in Willoughby. The railroad has been there since 1850. There are many ways for emergency vehicles to get around crossings and they know that. The problem is not the trains. It is more and more people moving into this area and building more housing developments. Which in turn means more highway traffic and more wear and tear on the roadways. Now let me ask you clueless people this. Which would you rather have? Trains passing on tracks that were there way before any of you were? Or trucks everywhere, on every street. Imagine the freeways if everything was hauled by trucks. So in closing I say this. Deal with it. Trains will always be there. Forever and ever. And like McDonald's says, I'm Loving It. Go CSX!!!
Come on (Guest)
The train wins... get a clue. Really.
Sounds as if your grasping for straws after being torn apart.
The Train Wins (Guest)
Moe (Guest)
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glh719 (Guest)
Bottom Line: We just have to live with it or go all the way down to Rt. 306 and fight through that traffic.
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