Norwich bulletin., 1922-11-10
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 STATES MOST DANGEROUS" LIST

removing TOUT extremely dangerous grade crossings IS in motion. The cross ing at Clayton, between Newington and New Britain, where the death toll has been high; the crossing on the Berlin turnpike, where casualties have been ire ouent and serious; and two in Saybrook, the scene of eight fatalities, will be elim- mated before the end of next summer. Railroad officials have prepared plans for bridges over the railroads at these particular locations. The preliminary plans have been tentatively approved by the utilities commission and rights to make them effective are being obtained. The physical work will probably begin early in the spring.
 Safeguards caused to be set up by the public utilities commission in the differ fective to a certain extent, but requisite ent locations have undoubtedly been eff protection has not yet been obtained.
 Made Inspection Trip
 Recently the public utilities commits sion and railroad officials made an in- spection trip. As result of their obser- vatious and conferences, orders have been issued which have for their object better safeguarding of the highway using pub lie.
 6 on the turnpike at Berlin has been di- rected and when this is done, by road changes now contemplated two crossings will be wiped out. The road route will be changed further to the west and a dangerous curve in the state highway will also be eliminated. This will be completed early in. the summer of next I year and it is also expected that the grade crossings at Clayton in Newington, and two in Saybrook will also be removed l by that time.
 ] Orders Automatic Signals
 Instructions have been issued by the commission to the railroad company to | install automatic signal equipment at the following locations: Devils Den in 1 Sterling, two along the state highway in | Washington one at Satan's Kingdom which practically takes care of two cross ings; one at the Quarry crusher in Branchville one at Keefe's crossing in 1 Cromwell; one at South street, New Britain; one at Maplewood crossing ir Columbia along the state highway; one on the Baltic road in Baltic; one or the Ellington road in South Windsor one on the state highway in Roxbury and one at Attawaugan in KiIlingly. Glack Book Crossings.
 The recent tour of inspection was made by President c. C. Elweu and Ensin. eers E. I. Rudd of the public utilities commission, l. D. Waterman, engineer o construction and Paul Sterling, assist ant to the engineer of maintenance o1 ways of the New York, New Haven $ Hartford railroad, covering a distanc, of about 800 miles and in the course O which special study was made of tn, crossings at 72 points. These are cross ings specially inspected originally by. MT Eiwell in 1914; and again in 1917 b, Utilities Commissioner Trumbull. The, are listed in the "black book!' witt inotations made then, and to which vii be added the observations made on thi
 recent inspection. On this inspection photographs of the dangerous condition were recorded. On the investigation trip the conditions were comprehende from the viewpoint of the user of tn highway. The inspectors looked for tn
 location of the distant warning" sig
 nal, located usually in white painte
 post between 300 and 800 feet of tn
 crossing. State law requires towns t
 place them, the material being furnishe
 by the railroad. These signals are in
 tended to warn highway users to pro ceed with caution. Proceeding accord
 ingly the officials noted conditions aris ing. At many of the crossings auto
 matic signals have been erected. Usual
 ly these are visible from the point wher the distant warning post is located. Tn
 automatic signals are operated by tn
 approaching train, the red light showin when trains are within the block.
 New Typo of Signal.
 A new type of these signais-the Moi rison Electric Flashing Signal, has jus
 been approved by the commission and
 being installed at crossings. This typ causes flash of light at the rate C