tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8960337.post1105357399787088143..comments2023-11-13T17:33:16.267+07:00Comments on Shilo When I Was Young: Railroad crossing?Gargoylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01719949278784703463noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8960337.post-16335227121176736152009-07-15T23:17:00.150+07:002009-07-15T23:17:00.150+07:00There are several crossings near L's office, w...There are several crossings near L's office, where the tracks run parallel to the road, right next to it. And then, almost immediately, there's another road running parallel, so it's road, tracks, road. <br /><br />And, of course, there are roads running perpendicularly across all this, so there are many intersections where you have to think about making a left across an oncoming laneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8960337.post-339592832115660742009-07-14T17:13:39.159+07:002009-07-14T17:13:39.159+07:00God, imagine how scary that would be - if you turn...God, imagine how scary that would be - if you turned onto the rails and were stuck there.Gargoylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01719949278784703463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8960337.post-83356170632908793622009-07-14T17:13:03.874+07:002009-07-14T17:13:03.874+07:00Yeah I was wondering about that... nonchalance is ...Yeah I was wondering about that... nonchalance is a good word! There seemed to be a lot of casual crossings. In one of the videos, there was this giant freight train right there but the gates stayed open right up to the last second and cars just kept crossing in front of it. But when you think about it, even though our gates close hours before people still find a way to cross and die on the Gargoylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01719949278784703463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8960337.post-61262625282912807372009-07-14T07:34:14.945+07:002009-07-14T07:34:14.945+07:00I have to say, after the drama of level crossings ...I have to say, after the drama of level crossings in India, I find the nonchalance of US level crossings pretty scary.<br /><br />The lights start flashing, the bell rings, the gates start to close, and you realise, <i>you can see the train just up the tracks</i>. No chance of gates closing 15 minutes in advance of a train that may or may not arrive.<br /><br />The gates bounce closed (there'Thomnoreply@blogger.com