A railroad crossing sign and the blasting horn of an approaching train weren’t enough to stop a motorist who narrowly escaped getting hit on East Market Street in downtown Wilkes-Barre, Pa., one recent morning. Video of the incident shows the …
A railroad crossing in southern Colorado where five family members, including three young girls, were killed when an Amtrak train slammed into their minivan had been targeted for safety improvements for years. The rural crossing near Trinidad, about 15 miles …
Traffic officers with the Council Bluffs Police Department saw a surprising number of drivers try to beat moving trains through intersections during a couple of recent law enforcement campaigns. Last week, during Railroad Crossing Enforcement and Education Week, the Federal …
The government should spend more money safeguarding railroad crossings that are “accidents waiting to happen,” two U.S. senators said Sunday. Sens. Charles Schumer and Richard Blumenthal spoke at New York’s Grand Central Terminal, the departure point for the Metro-North train …
New Mexico transportation officials are channeling nearly $1 million toward safety measures to protect bicyclists and pedestrians at train crossings. The Santa Fe New Mexican reports crews began installing new equipment earlier this month at crossings used by Rail Runner …
The video showed an almost unbelievable sight: a mother very casually walking her young child in a stroller over a railroad track, blatantly ignoring the safety cross arms, blinking lights and oncoming train. They made it across the tracks with …
The rural communities of Fairmount and Lidgerwood, N.D., are flanked by mainline rail systems, while Hankinson is dissected by a major rail line. Train traffic is an everyday occurrence there, which carries a certain degree of risk when motorists pass …
Projects to improve safety at railroad crossings in 17 Kentucky counties will be helped with nearly $2.2 million in grants announced by Gov. Steve Beshear. The grants require a dollar-for-dollar match from the railroad companies and come from the Kentucky …