Earlier this year, Mayor Elaine Horn brought the idea of mounting cameras at intersections along the railroad affected by the closure of the Washington Avenue bridge to the Sedalia City Council’s attention.
By installing cameras to let Sedalia Police Department dispatchers watch in real time if a train was stopped on the tracks, fire department and other emergency personnel would save time knowing which route to take, Horn said.
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