Certainly there are flashing lights and bells. The flashing lights could be a clue that a train is approaching. Duh.


synonymouse Wrote:
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> AFAIK there have not been changes to the Golf
> Course intersection. I'll ask my daughter to take
> a good look the next time she crosses it. A lot
> of times she takes the back way - Petaluma Hill
> Rd. - but with all the houses under construction
> it will be totally jammed soon.
>
> What does not show up readily I am sure in the
> Google renditions is how congested this area is;
> it has been building up significantly in the past
> few years. It is directly in the shadow of the
> 101 viaduct and leads to a number of big box
> stores to the west, in particular Walmart and Home
> Depot. A new hotel(mostly made out of OSB)and
> behind Graton Casino and its hotel, definitely not
> made out of OSB as Stations has a billion to play
> with. Everybody and his hamster is in a super
> hurry thereabouts. The SMART ROW curves to the
> northwest under the 101 viaduct.
>
> Over the longer term the SMART trackage has grade
> separation potential, but not with heavy freight
> and doodlebugs. To make any sense and be viable
> this line needs to go to southern Marin and the
> City. Of course that was what GGT had in mind
> when they owned a big part of the ROW and talked
> up paving it for its coaches. Rail is definitely
> preferable but at least the GGT manager at the
> time was thinking transit reality.