[OSM-talk] level_crossing, leveled

Russ Nelson nelson at crynwr.com
Thu May 26 06:04:31 BST 2011


Richard Weait writes:
 > What should be done with a level_crossing, when trains may cross no longer?
 > 
 > The junction was a level_crossing, but has been repaved and
 > re-sculpted.  The rails are now covered by 0.3 - 0.4 m of asphalt
 > which appears to have been laid directly over the tracks.  So the
 > railway hardware appears to still be there, but unusable.  The rails
 > continue both directions from the level_crossing.
 > 
 > To this point, I have left the level_crossing tag in place; it can
 > still serve as a waypoint, I suppose.

30cm of asphalt on a warm sunny day is no barrier to a 170 ton
locomotive. Think of a marshmellow being run over by a car.

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