railroad crossing

noun

US
: a place where a road crosses railroad tracks

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Read Next Missouri See photos, videos from Amtrak crash scene in Mendon, Missouri, where train derailed June 27, 2022 5:57 PM The NTSB’s final investigative report, released in August 2023, confirmed that flaws at the railroad crossing contributed to the Amtrak derailment. Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 7 Apr. 2025 The collision happened about 6:14 a.m. Monday at the railroad crossing at 37th Avenue and East 9th Street. Harry Harris, Mercury News, 31 Mar. 2025 San Leandro police Capt. Abe Teng said Monday that the preliminary investigation revealed a large group of motorcyclists, roughly estimated to be about 100, was riding northbound on Hesperian Boulevard, approaching the railroad crossing at Springlake Drive. Harry Harris, The Mercury News, 24 Feb. 2025 Another view of the crash taken from security cameras nearby showed the driver of the SUV approaching the railroad crossing as the red lights were flashing and the gate arm lowered. Greg Wehner, Fox News, 13 Feb. 2025 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 23 Apr. 2025.

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