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April 21, 2006

Last in Central N.C. ...

... unprotected railroad crossing that is.

The North Carolina Department of Transportation is closing the Stanford Road rail crossing near Jamestown on May 3. The move is possible because of the new bridge over the railroad on the new stretch of Guilford College Road, according to the state.

What's signficant about it is this: The state says that's the last unprotected railroad crossing between Raleigh and Charlotte. And now it will be gone. Every other public rail crossing in the state has stop arms or lights to warn drivers of a coming train.

Forty freight trains and six passenger trains cross this spot daily, traveling at speeds up to 79 mph.

Posted by Jonathan Jones at April 21, 2006 3:03 PM

Comments

The crossing at 421 and Old Greensboro Rd
does not have arms or a light, why is it
an exception?

Posted by: ROX at April 21, 2006 5:04 PM

I've never been to that intersection Rox. Does it have some other kind of warning device, or is there nothing at all?

Here's exactly what the NCDOT said: "The Stanford Road crossing is the only public rail-highway crossing between Raleigh and Charlotte without railroad warning devices."

My understanding is "warning devices" are stop arms or lights. I'll see if I can't straighten that out with NCDOT on Monday.

Posted by: Jonathan Jones at April 21, 2006 5:19 PM