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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Patrick K. Petree Reference: TRN31799-19

 

Kansas City Southern Railway Cited for
Blocking Crossings in Sallisaw

OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma Corporation Commission has filed a contempt action against the Kansas City Southern Railway for blocking railroad crossings in Sallisaw for more than the allowed 10 minutes.

The citation alleges 51 incidents of illegal blocking between May 28 and Nov. 6, 1998. This includes three incidents when a crossing was blocked for two hours or longer.

Most complaints have been filed by citizens, but two were filed by the Sallisaw Police Department, commission records indicate. Most of the reported blockings have occurred at the South Walnut Street crossing, near where the railroad transfers truck trailers to and from flatcars.

A hearing on the contempt action has been scheduled for April 7.

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