Railroad crossing arm malfunctions after possible lightning strike, Winchester TN
TrafficA railroad crossing arm on the east side of the tracks near Tennessee Avenue in Winchester is malfunctioning. The arm lowers only halfway, and after trains pass, the warning lights continue flashing for about five minutes. The problem may be caused by a lightning strike.
Audio|Source: Franklin County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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Kenny, can you contact SESAX, let them know they've got to cross an arm.
00:04
It's going to be on the east side of the track, near Tennessee Avenue.
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Tempo.
00:20
They just advise them it's going to be the arm on the east side near Tennessee Avenue.
00:25
Uh-huh.
00:42
Info. Info.
00:49
Attention is 176.
00:53
Boy, Joe.
00:57
176 there's a train coming through that location right now and yet what the crossing arm was doing.
01:07
We think it got struck by lightning yesterday.
01:10
It'll come about halfway down.
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Then after the train's gone, the lights keep flashing for approximately about five minutes.
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Winchester, TN 37398
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