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and west of Beach to accommodate longer trains. The siding changes will reduce vehicle delay at crossings in Beach in several ways. Restricting use of the siding to one train will mean that trains need not block the crossings while occupying the siding. (Currently, when two trains are in the siding, one often ~ust block the crossings because of limited siding capacity.) Installation of a power switCh will eliminate the need for the train to be stopped in the town while a crewman throws the lead switch, permitting the tra£n to enter or exit the siding. Remote control provided by power switches will allow trains to maintain speeds up to 25 mph when entering and exiting the siding. Restricting siding use to one train also will allow more siding distance for accelerating and decelerating the train, again resulting in increased train speeds through the town. Similar results will occur in Hebron, where the siding will be lengthened to permit trains to stop farther from the crossings and provide more distance for acceleration and deceleration. Installation of power switches under BN's proposed centralized traffic control program also will permit faster train speeds entering and exiting the siding through town. Siding alterations in Hebron will cost $360,000; those in Beach will exceed $200,000. The alterations will result in an estimated 10 to 40 percent reduction in vehicle and emergency vehicle delays in the co~m~nittes. Pedestrian and vehicle safety are also likely to improve~ Two actions to be demonstrated are designed to improve pedestrian safety. A safety education program will be established in Casselton ~ schools. Of particular concern is the safety of children who cross the main line while walking to and from school and the recently completed public swimming pool. The program will be designed to increase the 2O