There have already been mentioned dreams of rerouting the trains throug the center of the city. But if that proves impossible, or until such time as it is possible, could there please be a ban on trains STOPPING ON THE TRACKS during high traffic times?

You've all heard it--the screech of the hydraulic brakes. Then, the train gradually comes to a halt. There is a cacaphony of couplers; then the blasted 1/2 mile long obstruction BACKS UP. It stops again. Finally, after you are now late for reporting for work or a doctor's appointment or whatever business you had, it finally, slowly starts pulling away in its original direction.

With all the technology that is now BNSF's disposal it has to be possible to eliminate this bottleneck. If there isn't space in the yard at Dilworth--use the communication available to park the train west of West Fargo; not in the middle of downtown. If they need to recouple trains or segments of trains that will back into downtown, do it between the hours of midnight and 6am.
Yes, there are a couple of underpasses, but by the time the train starts backing up, you're locked in by traffic and unable to make use of alternate routes.
The fact that this spot is where the railroads crossed the river is the reason for Fargo's founding and existence. Transportation--and intermodal transportation--is a major industry here. I not asking it to go away. I would just like to see the railroad acknowledge the needs (or be coerced into recognizing the needs) of the people who live here to be able to move from to place to place.