Freeways with at-grade railroad crossings

[ErmineNotyours]

I feel like we've had threads on this before...

I know we have, but I can't find the thread.

Railroad Crossing

[DandyDan]

Map of divided highways with RR crossings.  Note that this also includes many arterial roads that happen to be divided, not just freeways.

There's one on US 218 north of Austin, MN not marked on your map. I have no idea how often the railroad crossing is used.

[cl94]

I feel like we've had threads on this before...

I know we have, but I can't find the thread.

Railroad Crossing

Not that thread, but I remember a thread from a few years ago that focused specifically on divided highways and freeways.

The Atlantic City - Brigantine Connector in Atlantic City crosses the NJT Atlantic City Line immediately west of that line's station in AC. I don't know why they didn't build up, but it would have been impossible to go down thanks to the Intracostal Waterway.

Not a full freeway, but NJ 17 (a "Jersey Freeway") has a grade crossing at its interchange with I-80.

[Revive 755]

How often is that railroad used, though?  I've never seen a train there.  My memory is fuzzy, but I don't remember there being gates either–just [EXEMPT] signs.

Before 2015 I would occasionally see trains delivering coal to the Lake Springfield Power Plant (where the railroad terminates) though I'm not sure if I have ever been stopped on JRF by one. I do remember the 'BE PREPARED TO STOP' signs at the interchange. 2015 was the year the Power Plant stopped using coal and disabled 3 of 5 generators. Now, The plant is being retired.

Figures the line probably gets abandoned after it gets grade separated.

The crossing had cantilevers and gates, and at least one set of 'Be Prepared to Stop' signs with a pair of flashing beacons above that would alternate with a flashing 'train' word message below the sign for EB US 60.  Looking at 2007 Streetview from SB US 65 and some of the ramps, it looks like there may have also been an advanced flashing assemblies for WB and the SB to WB ramp as well, but not with the circular sign.

[TheHighwayMan3561]

Map of divided highways with RR crossings.  Note that this also includes many arterial roads that happen to be divided, not just freeways.

There's one on US 218 north of Austin, MN not marked on your map. I have no idea how often the railroad crossing is used.

Also on MN 61 in Duluth, which is largely but not exclusively a seasonal railroad operated by the Duluth Depot's train museum.

[DJ Particle]

Until 1967, there was one just to the west of Exit 8 (75) on the Mid-Cape Highway back in that section's Super-2 days.

[TheGrassGuy]

Map of divided highways with RR crossings.  Note that this also includes many arterial roads that happen to be divided, not just freeways.

How long ago was this map made? A good number of these don't even exist anymore.

In just NJ alone, the southern one on US 1, both of the US 22 ones, NJ 15, the western and eastern ones on US 46.

On an unrelated note, I never knew that NJ 17 had a railroad crossing under an overpass!

[roadman65]

I feel like we've had threads on this before...

I know we have, but I can't find the thread.

Obviously the few angered users on here who normally shame a new members when they ask a question today in 2019 by another member back in 2001 are either busy for the holidays or taking meds to calm their nerves.  Usually someone will hastefully post the link to it!

[kphoger]

I feel like we've had threads on this before...

I know we have, but I can't find the thread.

Railroad Crossing

That's not a thread about freeways with at-grade railroad crossings.  That's a thread about railroad crossings in general.  I thought there was a whole thread about this same topic, but apparently there isn't, or else someone would have linked to it by now.

Obviously the few angered users on here who normally shame a new members when they ask a question today in 2019 by another member back in 2001 are either busy for the holidays or taking meds to calm their nerves.  Usually someone will hastefully post the link to it!

No, I think there must genuinely not be one.  We've tried and failed to find it.

[tolbs17]

Map of divided highways with RR crossings.  Note that this also includes many arterial roads that happen to be divided, not just freeways.

https://www.google.com/maps/@35.3154098,-77.5157874,3a,72.9y,29.21h,78.63t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1soB5zEsAegTgUAzcWpRSUOA!2e0!6s%2F%2Fgeo2.ggpht.com%2Fcbk%3Fpanoid%3DoB5zEsAegTgUAzcWpRSUOA%26output%3Dthumbnail%26cb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile.gps%26thumb%3D2%26w%3D203%26h%3D100%26yaw%3D125.638054%26pitch%3D0%26thumbfov%3D100!7i13312!8i6656?hl=en

https://www.google.com/maps/@35.3133795,-77.61696,3a,75y,263.19h,85.3t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sqM81Z6C580EosEtMeL2qNA!2e0!7i13312!8i6656?hl=en

You missed some and these are going to be freeways in the future.

[andrepoiy]

I remember that Autoroute 20 in Quebec has a railway crossing on it somewhere. I don't remember where, but I remember being so surprised to see one that I had to double check the GPS to see if I was actually still on Autoroute 20.

[lepidopteran]

I remember that Autoroute 20 in Quebec has a railway crossing on it somewhere. I don't remember where, but I remember being so surprised to see one that I had to double check the GPS to see if I was actually still on Autoroute 20.

That's in Saint-Hyacinthe, east of Montreal.  It is on the map.

I went in and added the crossings listed in this thread.  Pins that are red are abandoned, and green pins are active, though "active" doesn't necessarily mean it sees much use.  Yellow pins are rare; these indicate a grade crossing that used to exist, but has since been grade-separated.