What is the Stop Sign Program that Wisconsin and Southern Railroad Company started?
WSOR Stop Sign Program WSOR Pioneers Stop Sign Program at all Passive Railroad Grade Crossings By Tom Judge Reprinted from Railway Age, August 2000, with permission. Wisconsin & Southern Railroad is concerned about railroad grade crossing safety. Think about it. In Wisconsin, hundreds of cars and trucks travel across railroad crossings every day. How many of us really take the time to slow down and watch for a train before attempting to cross the tracks? Most of the time, people take it for granted that the tracks are clear, that a train is not coming. This is especially true out in the country at rural (passive) railroad crossings where there aren’t any automatic gates, flashing lights or bells protecting the crossings. Until now, the only warning device at these rural crossings were a Cross Buck sign at the crossing itself, and an advance “Railroad Crossing” sign ahead of the crossing. Wisconsin & Southern’s CEO Bill Gardner is attempting to do something about this situation. He want
