pineda Posted January 13, 2007 Share Posted January 13, 2007 Question:Does anyone know if there are any pedestrian-only at-grade train crossings located in the Houston area? If so, where are they located, specifically? These would be for people walking across the tracks, no cars. This would apply to freight trains like UPRR.Question:Does anyone know how to find out what types of loads are being carried by UPRR on a daily basis on a specific stretch of track?Question:Does anyone know how to find a list of all the accidents or NAR's (non-accident releases) UPRR has had?Question:Does anyone know how to find out the specific speed of a freight train on a specific stretch of tracks?Question:Does anyone know of any pedestrian-only grade-separated train crossings in the Houston area? If so, where specifically?And, thanks so much for playing pineda's five questions about railroad freight trains game! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNiche Posted January 13, 2007 Share Posted January 13, 2007 (edited) Question:Does anyone know if there are any pedestrian-only at-grade train crossings located in the Houston area? If so, where are they located, specifically? These would be for people walking across the tracks, no cars. This would apply to freight trains like UPRR.Question:Does anyone know of any pedestrian-only grade-separated train crossings in the Houston area? If so, where specifically?And, thanks so much for playing pineda's five questions about railroad freight trains game!I'm not sure what the difference between the quoted two questions are, but my answer is YES. There is a pedestrian-only (including bicycles) crossing along the north side of Holly Hall, just east of Almeda Road. It is built complete with its own miniature set of arms and flashing lights that function just as do the ones for vehicular traffic.As for your other questions, you might try the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Texas Railroad Commission, or the Houston-Galveston Area Council, but good luck. You'll need it. Otherwise, try calling UP managers. Edited January 13, 2007 by TheNiche Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pineda Posted January 13, 2007 Author Share Posted January 13, 2007 Thanks, Niche!The difference between the two is one is grade-separated which means underpass or overpass, so no interference with train operations. The other is at-grade, which means pedestrians, cars and trucks could potentially cross paths with a train.I'll check out that location you listed. It's not for the Metro train, is it? I need one for freight trains, like UPRR. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
editor Posted January 13, 2007 Share Posted January 13, 2007 Many of your questions can be answered by the Federal Railroad Administration. I had to deal with them for something about six years ago and found them to be very friendly and helpful. Hopefully you'll have the same luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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