tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8260586819821554181.post3696424996523931437..comments2024-03-29T08:50:52.665-04:00Comments on Living in Black Mountain, NC: Trains cause traffic jams sometimesBarbara Rogershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08351113054045427775noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8260586819821554181.post-78371402460154077322018-12-19T20:46:24.453-05:002018-12-19T20:46:24.453-05:00William, our town only has about 3-4 crossing poin...William, our town only has about 3-4 crossing points...so there aren't many options to get around slow trains...I have lived in bigger towns/cities where overpasses make a difference in traffic.<br />Vicki, I know of only one overpass in Asheville, near the big train yard near Biltmore...but other areas of town I would have no idea how to get around the trains. Barbara Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351113054045427775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8260586819821554181.post-73283624964258838842018-12-19T19:04:08.301-05:002018-12-19T19:04:08.301-05:00I waited once for almost an hour down in the arts ...I waited once for almost an hour down in the arts district (Asheville) where a long long train kept backing and then going forward for some unknown reason. My destination was just the other side of the tracks and I'm not familiar enough with the area to have found a work round. Vicki Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08114677510459055768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8260586819821554181.post-54674289018931799192018-12-19T16:29:15.174-05:002018-12-19T16:29:15.174-05:00The freight train lines here tend to be off in the...The freight train lines here tend to be off in the southern end of the city, and by and large most crossing points are bridges or underpasses, so one doesn't have that many waiting points for trains.William Kendallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00331324250821836822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8260586819821554181.post-2113737123676894862018-12-19T16:07:21.674-05:002018-12-19T16:07:21.674-05:00Incidentally, the eastbound train had coal piled h...Incidentally, the eastbound train had coal piled high in it's coal cars...on the way to burn in an electricity plant probably near Charlotte.Barbara Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351113054045427775noreply@blogger.com