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| | HR1002 | | LRB098 20849 GRL 58252 r |
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The Norfolk Southern Railroad has multiple |
| 3 | | at-grade crossings on the south side of Centralia, including |
| 4 | | at-grade crossings at U.S. Route 51 for both northbound and |
| 5 | | southbound traffic; and
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| 6 | | WHEREAS, When trains block the crossings, the vehicle |
| 7 | | delays are as long as 40 minutes and have caused problems for |
| 8 | | emergency responders by delaying and extending their response |
| 9 | | times; and
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| 10 | | WHEREAS, Delays in providing emergency responders could |
| 11 | | mean the difference between life and death when an accident or |
| 12 | | illness occurs; and
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| 13 | | WHEREAS, An agreement should be reached that will eliminate |
| 14 | | the hazards caused by the at-grade crossings; and
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| 15 | | WHEREAS, It is of critical importance to eliminate the |
| 16 | | multiple at-grade crossings delays to emergence responders; |
| 17 | | and
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| 18 | | WHEREAS, Eliminating these delays would improve emergency |
| 19 | | response times and economic development in the affected areas |
| 20 | | of the City of Centralia, the City of Wamac, and the Village of |
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| 1 | | Central City; therefore, be it
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| 2 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
| 3 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
| 4 | | we urge the Federal Railroad Administration, the Norfolk |
| 5 | | Southern Railroad, the Illinois Department of Transportation, |
| 6 | | the Illinois Commerce Commission, the City of Centralia, the |
| 7 | | City of Wamac, and the Village of Central City to work together |
| 8 | | to reach a solution that will eliminate the safety hazards |
| 9 | | created by the numerous at-grade crossings on the south side of |
| 10 | | Centralia, including at-grade crossings at U.S. Route 51 for |
| 11 | | both northbound and southbound traffic; and be it further
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| 12 | | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be |
| 13 | | presented to Joseph C. Szabo, Administrator of the Federal |
| 14 | | Railroad Administration; James A. Squires, President of the |
| 15 | | Norfolk Southern Railroad; Ann L. Schneider, Secretary of |
| 16 | | Transportation; Doug Scott, Chairman of the Illinois Commerce |
| 17 | | Commission; Tom Ashby, Mayor of the City of Centralia; Jackie |
| 18 | | "Butch" Mathus, Jr., Mayor of City of Wamac; and Sharon |
| 19 | | Heitkamp, Mayor of the Village of Central City.
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