Marietta, PA, Resident unhappy about Proposed Hot Box Detector

Trains Magazine General Discussion
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Just how big is a hotbox detector? Perhaps a smal, historically correct, brick, um…privy would suffice?[;)]

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The RR I work for built a crossdock/ small warehouse in city limits and they were up in arms saying it was too close to powerlines a city park etc,etc. The power company had no problem with it, and the people in the park like to watch us switch(I do look good in bibs haha). They still took us to court about it and the judge tossed it out of court saying the RR is regulated by federal govt not city govt.

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QUOTE: Originally posted by miniwyo

I think the idea of making the town pay for extra costs of making the shack look like the rest of the buildings. If it is just the residents, and the city is ok with it, then the residents have no real say in it. but the city can put limits or restrictions on the structure.

SOAPBOX ALERT!!!
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This is an issue I feel VERY strongly on, so here goes.(May get a little off topic but still, I channel into it well.)

The City has every right to say what a new building can or can’t look like. Jackson Wy. and Park City Ut. have city ordinances in place that require all the new buildings to conform to a certian “Rustic” look. That is Why Jackson does not have a Wal*Mart., However Park City does , and they built that one special for that place but they won’t do it in Jackson. So if you are ever in Jackson or Park City, keep an eye out and notice that all the buildings look somewhat “Rustic”. It just reminds me of rich people from other places who have more money than they know what to do with and they come to theese places to live life in the mountians. I think that if you come to Wyoming and buy up some Rancher’s land for your multi million dollar house, and then complain about the smell of the cows, you shouldn’t be there, Go home. I hate that theese people are buying up land out in the middle of nowhere to “Preserve” it. No you are taking valuable grazing land for wildlife and livestock. All you are doing is buying a piece of land with worthless sagebrush on it and preventing the local people from using the land that they have been using for as long as they have known to use it. And then they complain because we mine out the resources and drill for the oil and gas, but yet complain that they are paying too much for gas for thier Hummer H2. If you don’t like ho we manage our land and resources, leave. I am proud to live here, and I hope that

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[(-D] pretty extreeme there Vic.

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I say the railroad should build the shed just to spite the town.

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if you all want to know who owns the area then go to the courthouse in in the city and look at the maps from back then

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First, you get my [angel] answer (see my previous post on this subject. Now you get the [}:)] answer… (No split personality jokes please! I might be sensative. [(-D] Ya, right.)

The NS should take a picture of a very historic house in Marietta and proceed to to build a minature shed version of it to house the hotbox equipment, That will confuse whoever wants to complain.

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  1. There are no current federal regulations that I am aware of that cover the installation, maintainence, and location of hotbox detectors.
  2. Hot box detectors are generally located equidistant from other detectors with some “Fudge room”, in other words placed according to requirements of the railroad.
  3. Hotbox detectors can and have been placed in signal cases as small as 3 foot square and 5 foot high, the GE/Harmon Micro Detector comes to mind.
  4. Railroad property is railroad property, period. There is no general requirement as to
    zoning or permits in general. There are permits in regard to getting electricity to the various signal locations.
  5. Let those NIMBY’s see one flaming axle go through their precious historical area and they will be wanting a “Hotbox Detector” installed.
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Hot Box detectors are essential parts of a railroad system and the safety of both the train crew and the residents of the area around the railroad system. I tend to think people have their head up their [censored] when they start complaining about things that one day may save their lives.

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To miniwyo: yet(re Wal-Mart). FYI Wal-Mart is starting to customize stores to locations.
Rgds IGN

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Of course the local residents could try the Mafia approach. Burn it down.
That is the wrong way. I think better to try to negiotiate. Nobody wants angry farmers with pitchforks.(The English view of the American Revolution)
Rgds IGN