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re: Nicholson Green Light Project
Posted on 6/1/16 at 8:34 am to T
Posted on 6/1/16 at 8:34 am to T
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The city, state & whatever firms working the project will blame the big scary railroad for any delays. The railroad is the easy excuse for any delayed project in that area. They went 30 years without having left turn arrows on Nicholson at brightside. The railroad was always their convenient excuse.
You ever try working with a railroad on a construction project? There is nothing easy in dealing with any of them.
Not making excuses for BR's glacial pace of getting projects done, but the rail roads are no easy excuse.
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Posted on 6/1/16 at 8:56 am to LNCHBOX
This is very true. The railroads have a ton of power. Agreements signed back in the 19th century make it damn near impossible for states to compel them to do anything, and the federal government generally treats them with kid gloves. They're nearly untouchable.
Posted on 6/1/16 at 9:18 am to LNCHBOX
Pretty sure it takes an act of congress to obtain ROW from a railroad, assuming they would have to in this case.
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