Railroad crossing arms stuck down near 53rd St causing delay, Manatee County FL


The railroad crossing arms near 53rd Street remain down for over 10 minutes even after trains have passed. This malfunction is causing significant traffic backup in both directions.
Audio|Source: Manatee County Sheriff
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Transcript:
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Can you notify the Semmel Tribe that they need to come check out the railroad tracks here near 53rd?
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Roughly the 16-1700 block?
00:11
Trains have been off the tracks, passes intersection.
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The last five minutes and arms are still down.
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10.
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(number withheld).
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6.427.
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248.
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248.
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235?
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235.
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The train 2.35. The train are supposed to be there. It's going to take about 10 or 15 minutes.
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All right, because we're getting close to 10 minutes of stop traffic in both directions, traffic's all backed up.
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That's where they say they do this every morning, they're switching trains.
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