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re: Why do trains decide to stop and block intersections? It is happening more often now.
Posted on 6/20/26 at 5:21 pm to LivingstonLaw
Posted on 6/20/26 at 5:21 pm to LivingstonLaw
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Why do you feel the need to take a break blocking major intersections?
An incident occurred when a freight train stopped blocking the Crosstown intersection on Main Street in Tupelo MS so the engineer could run into Burger King and grab a snack. The rail company officially apologized to the city of Tupelo for this unscheduled fast-food detour.
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Posted on 6/20/26 at 5:34 pm to LivingstonLaw
Wife: "Why did they have to put a railroad track that near to where we live".
Me: " That track/right of way, has been there before the Civil War".
Me: " That track/right of way, has been there before the Civil War".
Posted on 6/20/26 at 6:57 pm to LivingstonLaw
Posted on 6/20/26 at 6:57 pm to LivingstonLaw
To unload hobos
Posted on 6/20/26 at 7:02 pm to LivingstonLaw
Some trains now identify as donkeys. Social media pressure to be jack arse.
Posted on 6/20/26 at 7:06 pm to LivingstonLaw
Just take them engineers to the train station!
Posted on 6/20/26 at 8:06 pm to LivingstonLaw
Little known rule. They are only allowed to block an intersection for a certain amount of time (something like 10-15 minutes). See that blue sign with a phone number at the crossing? Call it and report it.
This post was edited on 6/20/26 at 8:07 pm
Posted on 6/20/26 at 8:17 pm to Dirk Dawgler
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Most of them have to stop on spurs to allow another train to pass.
They avoid using a spur for another train to pass like the plague; they will instead try to use a passing siding designed for that. Use of a spur requires them to reverse the train back out onto the mainline, and is very inefficient.
Posted on 6/20/26 at 9:05 pm to Obtuse1
You are right. That’s what I was thinking about but called it a spur.
Posted on 6/20/26 at 10:17 pm to Dirk Dawgler
The one in Metairie stops about once a day now. Completely out of control
Posted on 6/20/26 at 10:41 pm to LivingstonLaw
I am a train engineer. One other guy on here is too.
Posted on 6/20/26 at 11:04 pm to LivingstonLaw
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My bad. I should have known. Thanks to the person that sent this to me
And thank you for sharing! It was highly informative.
Now for those who downvoted this, are you: a) excited about safety being fourth as a priority for railway companies, b) major stockholders in those companies, or c) solidly comfortable that anything John Oliver says is never to be believed?
Posted on 6/20/26 at 11:13 pm to LivingstonLaw
downvote for sheer stupidity.
Posted on 6/21/26 at 1:03 am to LivingstonLaw
Some of them are long trains and if the track is blocked then the end may block an intersection or two, but where would be without love…
This post was edited on 6/21/26 at 6:02 am
Posted on 6/21/26 at 4:17 am to LivingstonLaw
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Why do trains decide to stop and block intersections? It is happening more often now.
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trains have become self aware and decided to be assholes. Also because you touch yourself at night
Posted on 6/21/26 at 4:32 am to LivingstonLaw
Let this train keep on riding, riding on through…
Posted on 6/21/26 at 5:19 am to LivingstonLaw
The only train track down here is being converted to a pedestrian path. "Rails to Trails" 
Posted on 6/21/26 at 5:37 am to LivingstonLaw
Don't know if it's true, but I've been told it's a staffing issue in the industry and tight-wad execs who won't do anything about it. When the crew runs out of hours, they stop and have to wait on another crew to take over. 
Posted on 6/21/26 at 5:42 am to LivingstonLaw
On a serious note, most Class 1 railroads ( Norfolk Southern, BNSF, Union Pacific) have reduced the amount of engineers while the tonnage of freight moved has increased. This is resulting in longer and longer trains on their main lines. Train in excess of 1 mile and 100+ cars (the standard rail car is 54' or longer) are common now.
Posted on 6/21/26 at 6:45 am to Dirk Dawgler
The ones in my area are not stopping on spurs. They are blocking the main track.
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