railroad crossing

noun

US
: a place where a road crosses railroad tracks

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There are no arms or lights at the railroad crossing involved in the crash, WLOX reported, though state officials have said that crossing arms will eventually be installed. Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 31 Mar. 2026 Preliminary proposals in the plan include new crosswalks for the intersection of 31st Street and La Grange Road, in addition to a covered bus stop bench and a pedestrian gate for the railroad crossing on 31st Street near Barnsdale Road. Hank Beckman, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026 Waymo said in a statement that the cars were routed to and from the company’s operations depot and that some vehicles have stopped at the Gregg Street railroad crossing while trains passed, which sometimes takes more than an hour. Octavia Johnson, Houston Chronicle, 25 Feb. 2026 One person was killed early Tuesday when a CSX freight train struck a car at a railroad crossing in DeKalb County, authorities said. Cbs News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for railroad crossing

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“Railroad crossing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/railroad%20crossing. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.

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