The Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1919-current, 1921-02-04
Illinois Central Directs Attention to the
Grade Crossing Problem

year period December 1920 there iaio
pr ns and 1880 person. injured automobile rade
accident h lhe United States
20, ,a' period there were l's persons hled and go person
Ssvm Analyst o these shows that crossings considered te
serious AUTOMOBILE, uade crossing accident. involving personal
nu os of hc usually followed hy demand uon the railway
elimination protection uf crossing
Crossing ae do entirely eliminate accidents, People hsome
educated hc waterman upon facue.
u tle gaien.I me danger of accident very great
t,''' .aung lc @ 1oi entirely eliminate accidents, u they
u,ai or- auomohls disregard them IN addition there alwaa
ne possibility that bell may n' te n order just the moment o
a.nr aamen ar, Dol, ufac The human ,leuen, enter. u
o. ode' AND crossing aagmcn are like other human being Some
clT". 90 c.'e.inrs Wttr, harmru duty
One OF Toe results " crossing Uotecion Co teach The public
Tia crossings safe The Opposite should b, taught All railway
gred osngs are danrcuu-e protected vel the unpro
bennnns with the children a the schools
ltee are a0ou 5000 grad, crossings the Illinois system
be combined .p and bond .sues Of the COMPANY ~ sl
the ,eu ad, by ~, Grade crossing cnmt,sc ~ A. S, Am an
.ocao o' Railway and uli, Commissioner Washington So,
abs cost murh OBJ he railroad. State have cost
"u''sal't ''a'ut 'l h. question are Inability of the rail
way" To- ELIMINATE a grad, crossing, period present vision
doing thing m them cannot be- dome ior an Every com
muhi} ns. us danru"u. crossings.
one state Gould 0r reasonable c,r,y, railway, to eliminate an
states IN al iae The principle applies to cite. and towns
I've RAILWAY Fad, crossing problem usually considered fron tuo
gine,r and sr 6 '.y public There The viewpoint Of
% .' N',9 s''d a." BE- considered Their duties arc
darine t"a he track uneiac, front of locomotive IN, c,,
accd, no, c4nue personal rt r E t M ~'u 20 nt involved m
Assurance maj 400 automobile e e brought 10 .,on before h - rer
nnf'r' Co "a railway latl WV ''' p" o. P''
. ln plhH derived from The elimination of rrade crossing. IA
zoe construction oi overhead bridge. undcrr..s. IN, r &
rnn'' absolute sact,-a,true largely the nuhl, h. ,s, i
vhtn''. Therefore when crossings ar eliminated ,br .,,n.
'"" it "Nu'd on some .ar bl. between the axrsr,,. -,
we uf' ""o hc railway % , people of q community Maid hi r
,i'h e" 'e uehris reviewed when crossing IL sp,pstsJ d..t
lf elimination would ir ct frequent More ZINC.
4'',r h proper hands on arenc, of .af,,, I, rs,r
" E !" '"N F driven up close the tracks aud ,,rl III
C n .' ''nt" ,"u's bel dome with spirited horse T,,r
no.. l ~ " 'c automobile and the decreasing use M An,
"s "ul ~ solving hc rade crossing instead of making s
,-,i,r ~ I' ar crossings that should be- e,nnstei lt ar
1S.t NV ''I N'nt plan o will nre,eu - ~ ts wv
Nv m ' property n automobile rradc crossing ,r,l.,, ~, "u'
M, lie NV immediately One practical remedy Which ,,I ,
s ,, ""u" .r o m'uGguc great crusade a,,,', ' u.s.
49, Ie "l railway radc crossings Require them =, S me,
a. a railway WV '''' VIII ever meet an accident
constructive criticism and suggestion are invited
G. H. MARKHAM
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