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How long does it take for a train to clear a road?

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How long does it take for a train to clear a road?
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Seems like forever some times. Unfortunately, there's not a whole lot that can be done about it. In most areas the railroads were there first, and have the right of way over vehicle traffic on the roads.
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depends on how long the train is. It could take a good ten minutes if its fifty cars long and goes at ten miles an hour.
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In PA, I have heard up to a half-hour
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There are a number of variables: speed, number of carriages, length of each carriage, length of train, and width of the road. Perhaps even more!
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