06-26-2017, 10:45 AM
(06-26-2017, 10:41 AM)danbrotherston Wrote: I am under the impression this also has to do with time of day, during the LRT operating hours freight would not be allowed on the LRT tracks regardless of size.
Yes, they mention that in the article.
The Record Wrote:Ion and freight trains will use the same track along that stretch, but not at the same time. Freight trains will come through at night after the Ion stops running for the day.
The size detector is another layer of safety that I had not heard about. No sending double-stack container cars up, even in the dead of night!