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G"'~"!. C19.~99 3 10PM ~ORLGON P'VC VTZLZTY r[a2 <br /> ^s~~~~ehtr*~+t~k~lrtl~~t~* *wit#4*iF~k**itF~rtF#**itA* <br /> IA X T R A N S M T T A L M E M O <br /> TQ'~ - N~. 0~ <br /> GE FAX N: MiiE$ <br /> <br /> ' ~o : HONE; ~`i~t~, OREQON PUBLIC UTILITY CC~MMIS510N <br /> ~ LABOR & INt7USTRtES BLDG. <br /> ca: ~ ^ r~o~.-r <br /> ~ -band .XtTiMmltq memo 707'S SALEM, faREGON 97310-0335 <br /> Nir~`~ • amm u tzar August 8,1989 <br /> a mm nar gg-,~ <br /> P C Qrants ~u~ene Train-Whlstie ~~in with Ganditions <br /> Oregon Public tTtility Commission has approved in part a request <br /> from the ty of Eugene fora "whistle~free" ume on a secEfon of Southern Padfic <br /> (SF) railr d track which runs through the central dry. <br /> F r safety reasons, the comzanissior< lixnit~ed the prohibition to nighttime <br /> . .hours will not impleatent it unto safety improvealents have been completed <br /> at publi railroad crossings in the area. <br /> e Commission order prohibits routine sounding of train whistles <br /> betty I4 p.m. and 6 a.m. 'T'ha prohibition will not apply between b a.m. and <br /> G <br /> 10 p.n1., hen heavy motor vehicle, bicycle and pedestrfan traffic i$ common. <br /> e nighttime prohibition provides "the maximum benefit to nearby <br /> residers wfth the minimum impact on safety;' the commission said. About 70 <br /> percent f the SP fredght traffic in the area operates at Might, the order noted. <br /> e City of Eugene petitioned the l'U'C last year for a full prohibition on <br /> ~ train w sues, in response to requests from businesses turd residents in the <br /> central ~ ea (particularly fromthe Ya-Po-Ah Terrace t~tirement apartment <br /> compl and the Eugene Hitban Hotel). <br /> nder the railroad induatry"s code of operating rules, all SP locomotives <br /> ` are req to whistle at public crossings as a warning of approaching trafns. <br /> 'T'he has the authority to prohibit this activity, if publ#c safety will nvt be <br /> endan ed. <br /> e prohibition will apply to a 1.a-mfrs section of SP's main line, from the <br /> 'Van B en Street crossing an the west to the East Eighth Avenue and Halyard <br /> &treet ossing on the east. <br /> prohibition will not apply to whistles far private crossings, train <br /> comet cations, ewer eZtdes or activation of cross si ats near the Eu ens <br /> 8 fin g <br /> depot. ~ . <br /> mor€(ovex~- <br /> tso mare tnbrmatlon, contact John~MeaKspar~ Irttarmatian Dtractor~ (503) 378.8962 <br /> <br />