WARNING!
Going through a crossing may put your life at risk if a train is quickly approaching, it may even have fatal side effects. Never race a train to get to a crossing first. Always stop when the bells are ringing, the lights are flashing, and/or the gate is moving or down. Never drive through, around, or under any crossing system. Do not proceed until the gates are raised, lights stop flashing, bells stop ringing, and a prior check to see that no additional trains are approaching. |
Railroad crossings are intersections in Downriver where vehicles (and in some places pedestrians) cross tracks of either Canadian National, Conrail Shared Assets, CSX Transportation or Norfolk Southern at-grade.
With a couple exceptions, all crossings have "RAILROAD CROSSING" X-shaped crossbuck signs. Most have flashing red lights, bells and "STOP ON RED SIGNAL" signs, with a large number of crossings having gates as well. When multiple tracks are involved, signs indicating the number of tracks involved are included.