STEELE CITY, Neb. — A railroad crossing that was the site of a car-train collision that killed four women probably will see changes, a wire service reported.
“Something is going to be done, one way or another,” Bill Scheele said Wednesday.
The board had talked in the past about the safety of the town’s two railroad crossings, but now it plans to take action, Scheele said.
Killed in a crash Monday night were Lorene Ruhnke, 80, Pauline Blacksher, 84, Marie Wehling, 95, and Sarah Henkel, 88, all of Fairbury.
The board probably will discuss next month whether the crossing needs to be changed to give drivers a clearer view of incoming trains, Scheele said. As it stands, eastbound drivers at the Curtis Street crossing must climb a small hill, make a partial right turn and stop before they can see both ways on the track.
The stop sign is several feet below the level of the tracks. Westbound drivers have a clear view of both tracks.
The second crossing in town is protected by a crossing arm but the Curtis Street crossing isn’t.