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Salt Lake Telegram | 1939-08-23 | Page 11 | Grade Crossing Safety Mapped

Type issue
Date 1939-08-23
Paper Salt Lake Telegram
Language eng
City Salt Lake City
County Salt Lake
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Article Title Grade Crossing Safety Mapped
Type article
Date 1939-08-23
Paper Salt Lake Telegram
Language eng
City Salt Lake City
County Salt Lake
Page 11
OCR Text Grade Crossing Crossing Crossin Safety Mapped FATALITY TOLL INCREASE dt OF 26 PER CENT CAUSES r t BOARD TO SUGGEST ACTION Public Service Commission Advocates Installation of More Warning Signals Pl Plus s Stricter s j 1 Regulation of Traffic With r railroad grade crossing accidents showing a startling increase of 35 per per percent cent over ver the previous fiscal year the state pub pub- lie service commission recommended Wednesday the installation of additional warning signals and a stricter regulation general over this type of traffic In a report released by W. W WK K Granger member of the commission commit commis sion in charge of railroad cross cros ing control the commission revealed re re- that crossing jumped 26 per cent A A greater Increase was shown ia Is inthe the number Injured at railroad grade crossings In the state the state where the upward swing was per percent percent percent cent above the previous year Four Recommendations Mr Grangers Granger's report made the following recommendations as a means of curbing this type of accident accident ac ac- ac- ac ident 1 Visible train actuated sig- sig sig signals sig- sig nals nals should be approved for installation installation stal iI lation at 80 additional crossings and tracks should be relocated at atone atone atone one crossing In the state 2 A cross-buck cross sign should be bethe bethe bethe the minimum protection at all designated d school bus railroad grade crossings 3 Persons assigned the re responsibility responsibility responsibility re- re of flagging school buses across railroad tracks should be instructed concerning that duty by members of the state highway patrol 4 The commission should continue con con- tinge t to devote its attention to matters contained in this and previous previous previous pre pre- reports Belli Being Installed Carrying out recommendations contained in a report made June 10 1938 the public service commission commission commission com com- mission state road commission federal agencies and railroads have commenced the installation of train actuated signals The 80 SO signals signals signals sig sig- nals in Wednesdays Wednesday's report would be in addition to those recommended recommend recommend- ed previously Mr Granger said The tracks that need to b be relocated relocated relocated re re- re- re located for safety reasons are Inthe in inthe inthe the community of ol Wasatch near ear the Utah-Idaho Utah line linc Mr Granger said In explaining the second d recommendation recommendation the c commissioner said said that an investigation made by himself himself himself him him- self and members of his staff re revealed revealed revealed re- re that some som crossings particularly par par- par particularly on branch railroad lines are not prote protected ted by any type of warning sign Of the accidents accidents- occurring the past fiscal year which closed June 30 30 54 per cen cent were at night and 86 per cent took place at crossings crossings crossings cross cross- ings not protected by train actuated ed signals or a watchman Mr Grangers Granger's report shows There was an increase of per cent in the number of accidents during the first six suc months of 1939 compared with the first six months of 1938 1958 30 Crossings Banned Mu Much h of this increase during the year is attributed to the Jordan school accident which took the lives of 23 students and a bus driver near neat Sandy December 1 During During- the past year the commission commission commission com com- mission has ordered 30 30 grade crossings crossings crossings cross cross- ings closed has brought about abo t installation of standard cross-buck cross and other types of warning signs in addition to the actu actuated ted signals and has ordered removal of bushes and other objects objects ob ob- that obstruct the Yew vew at many many crossings the report re re- re Julian M. M Bamberger president of ol the recently formed state safety ty council reviewed the report which was prepared with the assistance of Robert N N. Slaughter chief railroad railroad rail- rail ro road d inspector and Eugene H. H Me Merrill chief hiel engineer for the commission i
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