Trains stopping on their tracks during work traffic is ridiculous

I’m sure it’s been discussed on here before, but it’s still insane. Yesterday a train stopped on the E-W tracks that run through Sawyer Heights/ Rice military just before 4pm. It was stopped for at least 20 minutes and threw the entire area into chaos. I’ve previously seen them stop for hours. People trying to go north to I-10 were trapped and people trying to go south from I-10 and go home were trapped.

Thousands of cars attempted to go over to Yale street and eventually the area settled into gridlock. I know nothing about how the railroads work or why this happens. It’s not the first time it has happened to me, but please god somebody fix this. It shouldn’t happen at any time of the day, but it’s especially frustrating after working all day.