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“When that crossing was originally built, Chelsea was less than 2,000 people, and we have really grown,” he said. “We’ve grown to over 17,000 people; there’s a new subdivision on that road.
While things like school buses being yellow are not mandated by law, federal law does require all passenger buses to stop at railroad crossings. The law says they must stop 15 to 50 feet from the ...
WAVERLY One man was injured Thursday morning when authorities said he drove his car around a crossing bar and was struck by an Amtrak passenger train traveling 79 mph.
When officers arrived at the scene, they found that a car had ignored the stop arm bars at the crossing and had driven across the train tracks before it was hit by a training going at a slow speed.
KENT, Wash. — A disturbing number of deaths at railroad crossings has the city of Kent prepping for safety improvements. ... pavement marking stop bars, or crossing signal equipment.
The crossing gates have been removed, as well as all of the signs, except for one that states that the tracks are out of service. In spite of all this, school buses continue to stop at the tracks.
Cameras have captured trains blocking railroad crossings, preventing ambulances and first responders from getting through in an emergency. 11 Investigates uncovers the major safety concerns and ...
New stop signs in Baxter are catching drivers off-guard Highway 210 and Inglewood traffic signal and rail crossing opened to traffic. Work continues on Knollwood Drive.
A bicyclist’s recent death at the South Calumet Road railroad crossing in Chesterton’s downtown has spurred town officials and the neighboring Porter community, to explore ways to impro… ...