Trains have been in this area for a long time. Think- Great Train Wreck-New Market. Have you noticed more trains at faster speeds? What is going to happen in downtown Jefferson City?
Intermodal trains speeding thru town will absolutely wipe out anyones dream of revitalizing the Old City. Really unfortunate because the area has potential. Frankly, the whole county has potential for great development if, we don't "wreck" it first.
About every 115 minutes, a person or vehicle is hit by a train and almost half of all collisions at railroad crossings occur when automatic warning devices like flashing lights or flashing lights with gates are present and are functioning properly. Many people make the mistake of believing that if they hear an oncoming train that the train will be able to stop in time if in the worse case their car were to stall on the tracks. However, a 150-car freight train traveling 50 miles per hour will take over a mile to stop!
Keep in mind, Intermodal trains travel at much higher speed than the freight trains we have become accustomed to. This could get scary.
