Representatives from the Massachusetts Department of Transportation and a consulting firm employed by it, Jacobs Engineering, appeared before the Board of Selectmen Tuesday night to address concerns related to the CapeFLYER train.

The CapeFLYER will be coming through Wareham in the weeks ahead at speeds of up to about 55 mph, however the train will slow down as it rolls past Elm Street to about 30 mph through the Merchants Way area, and across the Narrows bridge according to Senior Track Engineer for Jacobs engineering Brian Maroney.

"What the project is doing is restoring it to the speed it was before," said Maroney.

Upgrades to tracks and railroad crossings in Wareham have been going on since April in preparation for the faster trains.

Members of the board expressed concern about the issue of people crabbing along the tracks, and of kids crossing the tracks and getting injured.  Maroney said that MassDOT has been in contact with local police officials to make sure the tracks are sufficiently monitored.

"MassDOT property is private property. People on that property are considered trespassers," said Maroney.

Selectman Patrick Tropeano expressed doubts about how effective the penalty - a $100 citation -would be in preventing children from walking the tracks.

"Kids don't tend to listen to that stuff," said Tropeano. "One kid gets hurt out there, and that's a problem for me."

Selectman Chair Peter Teitelbaum pointed out that while it's a potential safety issue, the noise coming from an approaching train may serve as sufficient warning for any kids who happen to be on the tracks.

"When I was a kid I walked those tracks, and when I heard a train I got off the tracks. I didn't think I could take on a locomotive."

Selectman Alan Slavin brought up the issue of people crabbing along the Narrows Bridge.

"I'm not concerned about the train, I'm concerned about protecting people from themselves," said Slavin.

Selectman Steve Holmes said that the most obvious and simplest solution seemed to be to put up a fence to keep people off the tracks.The CapeFLYER will do Boston-to-Hyannis runs on Friday evenings and Saturday and Sunday mornings, and Hyannis-to-Boston runs late Friday night and on Saturday and Sunday evenings.

Service will run from May 24 through September 2, and will run from South Station in Boston to the Hyannis Transportation Center. The closest stop to Wareham will be in Buzzards Bay.