610 N. Whitney Way Suite 110 P.O. Box 7854 Madison WI 53707-7854 phone:608-266-0276 fax:608-261-8220 |
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RAILROAD EMERGENCY CONTACT NUMBERS Office Calendar for January 30, 2012 Office Calendar for January 23, 2012 Frequently
Asked Questions about dealing with the OCR Federal
Railroad Administration For a 2010 map of railroads operating in Wisconsin, click here |
The Office of the
Commissioner of Railroads is the state agency with primary
responsibility for making determinations of the adequacy of warning
devices at railroad crossings, along with other railroad related
regulations. These duties include: Installation of new highway/rail crossings; Alteration of existing crossings; Closing or consolidating existing crossings; Repair of rough crossings; Determining adequate railroad fences; and Exemptions from railroad track clearance laws. Jeff Plale, Commissioner , 608-266-0276 , Elizabeth Piliouras, Agency Liaison, 608-266-0276, elizabeth.piliouras@wisconsin.gov Douglas S. Wood, Legal Counsel , 608-266-9536 , doug.wood@wisconsin.gov For general rail safety and procedural questions:Tom Running , . 608-266-7607 , tom.running@wisconsin.gov Contact Tom Clauder, Safety Investigator: 608-266-2874, tom.clauder@wisconsin.gov For general questions on office operations:: 608-267-2336: BJ Kraemer , bonnie.kraemer@wisconsin.gov On June 17, 2011, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals issued its decision reversing the district court in Samuel Johnson 1988 Trust v. Bayfield County. The 7th Circuit ruled in favor of the land owners and against Bayfield County. This link goes to a PowerPoint that was updated on November 1, 2011. See Doug Wood's presentation on this subject here.
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