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Originally Posted by roger1818
And people take risks because they don't understand the stopping distances of trains. They think it can stop on a dime like their car. Even an Amtrak train at that slow speed would likely take a couple hundred meters to stop. A freight train would probably take over a kilometre.
Better yet, both. A hedge of blackberry bushes will take time to grow, so the fence would provide an immediate barrier and in time bushes will hide the fence. Also, with the bushes, a 4 foot fence would probably be good enough.
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Good points but the best design doesn't trump stupidity. Railway has been there 110 years. Not going anywhere in our lifetimes.