UP Railroad Crossing Sting

Awesome...UP and law enforcement got together and cited about 40 people with $140 infractions for crossing against the flashing lights in Centralia. The two comments posted in the article? "It's crooked," and "they're defrauding people."

I'll tell you what's crooked: the spine of a person who gets T-boned by a Big ACE at a crossing when they don't heed the warnings. UP just got done with the same sting in North Idaho; the reaction there was more amiable, understanding the risk and accepting the tickets.

I wonder what's different between the two areas! Here's a link to the KIRO Article about the Centralia sting:

Police Use Train In Railroad Crossing Sting - Seattle News Story - KIRO Seattle


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New Track: Chehalis To Blakeslee

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It's not every day that you hear of a railroad actually adding tracks in this State. This project essentially ties three railroads to together, in an effort to reduce congestion in the rail traffic coming out of Grays Harbor County on the Puget Sound and Pacific Railroad. BNSF and Tacoma Rail are also named in this project.