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Along its network, CN has thousands of public and private grade crossings where roads and railway tracks intersect. Here’s how we maintain these crossings to keep our communities safe. If you have any concerns about the condition of a crossing, please email CN Public Inquiry Line or call 1-800-465-9239 OPTION 2 .

A northbound Canadian National freight train heads up CN's Waukesha Subdivision at Honey Creek Road, north of Honey Creek, WI. The 78.7 defect detector gives a read out after the train...

prepared and able to stop at all railroad at-grade crossings and shall stop when necessary. All vehicles and equipment must come to a complete stop if operating within 8 meters or 25 feet of the nearest rail upon the approach of a train and be no closer than 5 meters or 15 feet of the nearest rail when train passes.

Oct 14, 2024 · MONTREAL — Apparently triggered by one or more incidents in which a VIA Rail Canada Venture trainset failed to activate highway crossing warning devices, Canadian National is now requiring that all of VIA’s Venture-equipped trainsets operate with 32 axles. The edict came late Friday, at the beginning of Canada’s Thanksgiving Day holiday weekend.

Train CN M33791-28 goes over Stephenson Street Grade Crossing in Freeport IL.

Nov 13, 2024 · CN imposed a restriction on Oct. 11 that requires Venture trains of less than 32 axles to slow at some grade crossings — those trigged by Grade Crossing Predictors, which activate crossing gates based on train speed — to slow to a speed that allows engineers to visually confirm that gates are operating.

Oct 11, 2024 · CN Rail is planning to close four separate rail crossings in the east end of the city starting in two weeks on a rotational basis to fix signal arms, tracks and sidewalks. The first...

Jul 7, 2009 · CN 2522 and CN 5635 pull a northbound mixed freight up Canadian National's Waukesha Subdivision, past the new crossing signals. The...more. At the request of several people, I went back to...

Railway tracks should only be crossed at designated, authorized crossings. Crossing tracks at any other location is considered trespassing which is both illegal and dangerous.