Train tracks need a barrier

Yet another accident at a railroad crossing ("Man in collision with train remains critical," Sept. 10)! I live near the tracks and listen to very loud, extended train horns blasting throughout the day and all night. When are we going to either slow down the trains or build a barrier that will keep people and vehicles safe?

Most small communities along the tracks are not financially able to build an underpass or a bridge, like Solana Beach. I believe the time has come to build barriers that block traffic and pedestrians well in advance of train traffic.


Increased traffic, and the new Sprinter line, will only make matters worse. Sixty Sprinters a day will run down the east-west corridor from Oceanside to Escondido. That corridor is far more vulnerable than the north-south corridor, because of the proximity of roads closely aligned to both sides of the track.