ON THE STREET

This week the Southeast Missourian asked, "How fast do you think trains should travel through towns?"

Marjorie Proffer, Cape Girardeau

"I think 30 mph is plenty fast."

Susan Dodd, Cape Girardeau

"Well, the speed limit out here (on Kingshighway) is 35 mph. So, 35 mph."

Chuck Stone, Cape Girardeau

"I'd say no more than 35 or 40 mph."

Anthony Smith, Mound City, Ill.

"About 40 mph."

John Lawrence, Cape Girardeau"

"If you're going 55 mph they say to allow at least 5 feet between you and the car in front of you...that's 50 feet in between you and the car in front of you if you're trying to stop. If a train weighs....it's probably pulling 800,000 pounds, probably at the most I'd say 35 mph through town anyway."