Most of us have experienced the frustration of being stuck at a railroad crossing waiting for a train to pass. We know when we see the crossing arms go down and the red lights flash that a train ...

LE CLAIRE, Iowa — For more than three years, the city of LeClaire has been working to improve safety at railroad crossings. That's partly because of the short distance between the highway and ...

In all six recent incidents, authorities said safety mechanisms, including railroad crossing gates and warning lights, had functioned as intended and that driver errors were to blame. Nationally ...