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We are working on a new special issue! Classic Toy Trains’ next special interest publication features 14 layouts you can visit across the United States, from the The Choo Choo Barn, the Chicagoland ...
Railroad crossings in those days were not signaled, merely sign posts. The roads crossed tracks quite often. Driving from Larkspur to Colorado Springs, a car crossed over the tracks a dozen times!
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 ...
Hearings are underway on a petition for pedestrian safety gates at the Barrington Union Pacific railroad crossing, including this one at Hough Street, where 17-year-old Marin Lacson was killed.
In fact, there are no gates that lower to indicate a train is approaching at this particular spot. There is also no stop sign, only the "Railroad Crossing" X sign with a yield sign beneath.
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) – On August 10, 2024, Devonne Cole was hit and killed by a train in downtown Johnson City. Now, his family pleads for added safety measures to be placed near railroad ...
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… ...
The Bergen County Model Railroad Club holds an annual train show in Pearl River, NY. The display consists of various layouts and takes nearly a month to set up. Every year from mid-February to ...
TOPSHAM — The Great Falls Model Railroad Club’s annual Spring Train Show is set for 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 26, at Mt. Ararat High School, 68 Eagles Way. The event will showcase a ...
A car drives over a railroad crossing on Woodford Street in Portland. The gates meant to protect drivers from colliding with oncoming trains have been malfunctioning and getting stuck in recent ...
PORT ARTHUR, Texas — Traffic headed south along Texas Highway 82 north of the intersection of Texas Highway 82 and Texas Highway 87 remains backed up due to a malfunction at a railroad crossing ...