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On the recordFebruary 4, 2020
The notion that the way a community experiencing blocked grade crossings should try to solve the problem is to fill out a report and submit it to FRA or call the railroad and hope the railroad will unblock the crossing is not a solution.
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Dan Lipinski
Democratic · Illinois

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Lipinski criticizes the current approach to resolving blocked crossings as ineffective.

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