According to the Indiana Department of Transportation, the state has over 5,700
public railroad crossings, 2,030 of which have both flashing lights and gates to bar vehicles from going over the tracks when a train is near.
Not exact matches
2015 saw a total of 2,059 vehicle - train collisions at both
public and private
railroad crossings across the United States.
There are more types of
railroad and train accidents than just
railroad crossing collisions, and these types of accidents affect both the
public and
railroad employees alike.
CSX and Norfolk Southern trains also run through Suffolk and there are dozens of
public and private
railroad crossings in the city.
Safety at
public crossings, where streets or roads intersect
railroads, has been much more successful.
In 2009, there were nearly 2,000 accidents at
public highway -
railroad crossings in the U.S. Of these accidents, there were nearly 250 fatalities and more than 700 injuries.