How to Use grade crossing in a Sentence

grade crossing

noun
  • Or a nearby grade crossing might prompt frequent train horns in the middle of the night.
    — Taylor Walcik, Dallas News, 31 July 2022
  • Eleventh, 10th and 8th avenues would have at-grade crossings.
    — Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 23 Mar. 2026
  • It's trenched, so there are no grade crossings, no road intersections.
    — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 12 Sep. 2023
  • The grant would help pay for solutions to grade crossings where freight trains cause backups in vehicle traffic.
    — Gregory Tejeda, Post-Tribune, 22 June 2018
  • The railroad has spent billions over the last decade to double-track the whole route, eliminate grade crossings and provide passing sidings for two-mile long trains.
    — Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 29 Mar. 2026
  • There are 331 grade crossings along the Brightline route in South Florida.
    — Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 22 Oct. 2025
  • The grade crossing refers to where Broadway crosses Caltrain tracks in Burlingame, Lieberman said.
    — Lauren Hernández, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 Aug. 2021
  • The prosecutors’office in the northern border state of Sonora said the driver of the bus had apparently tried to outrun the train at a grade crossing.
    — Washington Post, 8 Jan. 2020
  • Walsh said that the town will be working with the DOT on an at-grade crossing that will allow pedestrians to cross the tracks and get to the park.
    — Steve Smith, courant.com, 20 Jan. 2022
  • But the new road and grade crossing are far from a reality, and the installation of bike racks required by the board seems like more wishful thinking than anything else.
    — Kevin Riordan, Philly.com, 7 Sep. 2017
  • By keeping the at-grade crossing along the bypass route, the project avoided a major delay that would have resulted from a costly redesign of existing plans.
    — Jim Riccioli, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 4 June 2019
  • The line includes dozens of grade crossings in Silicon Valley that could be eliminated with more money.
    — Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2019
  • The other gives details on a new pedestrian bridge project that will replace an at-grade crossing at the railroad tracks near the Metra commuter train station.
    — James T. Norman, chicagotribune.com, 14 Sep. 2021
  • At the time, the car blocked both the northbound and southbound tracks of the Blue Line at the Institute Circle grade crossing.
    — Maveah Griffith, Charlotte Observer, 1 June 2026
  • The railroad will also replace four grade crossing surfaces in Wethersfield, replace ties, switch ties with ballast and surfacing.
    — Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 15 Mar. 2026
  • Drainage, the grade crossing for vehicular traffic and other factors complicate the design, Dwyan said.
    — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 1 Feb. 2026
  • The underpasses are kind of standard operating procedure for Precinct 3 as opposed to at-grade crossings on busy streets.
    — Karen Zurawski, Houston Chronicle, 30 Aug. 2019
  • Improvements are expected to increase train speeds by 50%, which will enable trains to clear grade crossings faster, according to the department.
    — Mike Nolan, Daily Southtown, 12 June 2019
  • Each year, about 2,000 people are killed or injured in grade crossing and trespassing incidents nationwide.
    — Washington Post, 6 Mar. 2018
  • Private railroad crossings like this one are not required by law to have active grade crossing warnings, such as flashing red lights, bells and the gates that block vehicle traffic from the tracks when trains are coming.
    — Colin Campbell, baltimoresun.com, 20 Sep. 2019
  • Indiana can compete for $5 billion for rail improvement and safety grants and $3 billion for grade crossing safety improvements.
    — Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star, 23 Nov. 2021
  • The deceased were classified as either trespassers on railroad property, or those who had perished in grade crossing collisions with Tri-Rail trains.
    — Andrew Boryga, sun-sentinel.com, 4 Dec. 2019
  • But Genova said specific milestones — including advanced testing of grade crossings and positive train control — still need to be met before an opening date can be set.
    — John Aguilar, The Denver Post, 25 Sep. 2019
  • Cadillac says that drivers will receive escalating prompts to take back control when approaching railroad crossings, pedestrian crossings, and graded crossings with stop lights or stop signs.
    — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 5 June 2019
  • Another way to silence the horns is to lower the tracks into an underground trench to eliminate the at-grade crossings, a move the city of Solana Beach made more than 20 years ago.
    — Phil Diehl, sandiegouniontribune.com, 18 June 2018
  • The program calls for painting white striped grids at 4,000 public and private grade crossings and installing roadside poles to keep drivers from circumventing crossing gates.
    — David Lyons, sun-sentinel.com, 5 Dec. 2019
  • However, the system can maintain control past emergency vehicle crossings, grade crossings with no traffic control devices, and through blinking yellow lights.
    — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 5 June 2019
  • In 1998, the agency made recommendations about technology that could alert drivers of the presence of a train when approaching a grade crossing.
    — Fox News, 28 June 2022
  • Amtrak works closely with Operation Lifesaver to communicate the dangers of grade crossings.
    — Benjamin Vanhoose, PEOPLE.com, 30 Dec. 2019
  • But that was before the letter was submitted indicating Wisconsin & Southern's acceptance of a new grade crossing.
    — Jim Riccioli, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2018

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