SHEBOYGAN FALLS - Glen Schnicke thinks of his brother, John, every time he looks at the Sheboygan River's swift current. John Schnicke is believed to have been killed when he fell off a railroad trestle over the river in January. His body was found in the Sheboygan River Thursday.

Now the Schnicke family is advocating for barricades to be put up on both ends of the old trestle. Trains stopped using the trestle several years ago. The train tracks have been removed from both sides of the bridge. There are wide gaps in the trestle directly above the Sheboygan River. Yet there is nothing to prevent someone from trying to walk across the old bridge, which is in downtown Sheboygan Falls and close to other sidewalks.

"Kids have notoriously always played on this trestle. It's a challenge," said Glen Schnicke.

Union Pacific Railroad owns the trestle. Friday, the railroad confirmed that plans are in the works to put some type of barricade on each end of the trestle.

However, the railroad indicated there is a lot of red tape to go through as Union Pacific's engineering, legal, and operations departments weigh in on the process. There is also discussion about who will actually put up the barricades and what they will look like.

Barricades were discussed in the past between leaders of Sheboygan Falls and the railroad. However, the mayor of Sheboygan Falls said no action was ever taken after Union Pacific did not show interest. The mayor asked the Sheboygan Falls Police Chief to contact Union Pacific last week to discuss barricades after Schnicke's disappearance.

The Schnicke's feel glad some steps are being taken to put up barricades. "If there's any good we can draw from it, this would be a step in that direction."