[OSM-talk] level_crossing, leveled

[Russ Nelson]

Richard Mann writes:
 > Unless you operate to peculiar safety standards, there'll probably be
 > a stop sign on the track some way either side of the former
 > crossing(probably set for the stopping distance of the heaviest train
 > operating at linespeed, and taking the gradient into account - which
 > could easily be a mile away). So there'll be quite a length of track
 > that's "disused". I'd probably tag the railway as abandoned, and
 > remove the level crossing, if it looks like a permanent situation.

If the tracks are gone, I tag it railway=abandoned. If the tracks are
still there, I tag it railway=disused, even if it's disconnected from
the main line. Railroads in New York will *often* disconnect tracks
they aren't currently using because tracks connected to the national
rail network are taxed at a higher rate. Of course, land with no
tracks at all is taxed even lower, so rails quickly get ripped up
here. Have I ever said how much I hate the greedy hand of government?
I much prefer the invisible hand of markets. Invisible hands don't
levy taxes and cause tracks to be unnecessarily ripped up!!!

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