On Thu, 20 Oct 2005 09:36:05 -0500,
Richard Harrison wrote:
Jim Richardson wrote:

"Primarily two things, alerting pre-evac and at grade crossing alerts
that a high speed locomotive is approaching."

Trains are a big part of successful evacuation. When Rita approached
Texas, officials asked for more Amtrack trains and got them , though not
enough, to evacuate Galveson and surrounding areas. No reports pf
injuries to evacuees on trains, but many in autos and aboard busses died
in traffic jams on highways.
The nation needs a rail system especially in emergencies.

Best regards, Richard Harrison, KB5WZI



please have a care with your attributions, I wrote none of the bits you
quoted.

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