Free Press
Standard – Carrollton,
Ohio - Carroll County
Letter to Editor, July 7, 2007:
Railroad crossings are a dangerous place to be and somewhere
every ninety minutes there is a train versus motor vehicle
crash in the United States some causing injury and others causing
death. Ohio Revised Code (ORC) 4955.36 requires railroads to
destroy or remove plants, trees, brush, or other obstructive
vegetation upon its right of way at each intersection with
a public road or highway for a distance of 600 feet. I have
first hand dealings with a grade crossing here in Carroll County
that is owned by Wheeling Lake Erie Railway of Brewster, OH.
They have been notified of the complaint I filed in June 2007
and as of this letter no action has been taken on their behalf
to clear the vegetation. Wheeling Lake Erie needs to step into
the action and comply with the state law and create a clear
sight view at this crossing. Communities and citizens need
to examine crossings in their area before an accident or death
occurs due to railroads not abiding by ORC section of law.
If you find a dangerous crossing, click on the Angels on Track
Foundation website (angelsontrack.org) and complete the dangerous
crossing form.
Carroll County Deputy Sheriff Edward L. Hale
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