#railcrossing — Public Fediverse posts

Texas Tesla driver narrowly avoids autopilot disaster

A Tesla driver narrowly avoided disaster when the autopilot on his car engaged and drove trough a down railroad crossing just missing a DART train in Plano.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMqTmOTtft4

#AutoPilotMode #Tesla #DART #Rail #RailCrossing #CloseCalls #EV #Automotive

The City of Houston has launched a “Train Watch” webpage meant to provide residents with real-time information on rail crossings with stopped trains. They have long been a problem, particularly on the east side.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/transportation/2025/08/19/529038/houstons-train-watch-first-step-in-improving-rail-crossing-safety-measures/

#CityOfHouston #HarrisCounty #Local #News #PublicSafety #Traffic #Transportation #EastEndTrains #HoustonTrainWatch #HoustonTranstar #RailCrossing #StoppedTrains

Ahead of a new school year, Union Pacific has lifted the train traffic curfew at the rail crossing near Milby High School in Houston, where a 15-year-old student died last December while crossing the tracks on his way to school.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/education-news/hisd/2025/08/08/528338/union-pacific-resumes-morning-and-afternoon-train-traffic-near-houstons-milby-high-school/

#CityOfHouston #Education #EducationNews #HISD #Houston #Local #News #PublicSafety #Transportation #HoustonISD #MilbyHighSchool #RailCrossing #SergioRodriguez #StateSenatorCarolAlvarado #UnionPacificRailroad

A new Texas law, prompted by the death of a Houston ISD student in December, will create a multimillion-dollar grant program for safer railroad crossings. 

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/public-safety/2025/05/29/522598/new-law-will-fund-safer-railroad-crossings-following-houston-isd-students-death/

#Houston #Local #News #Politics #PublicSafety #Texas #Transportation #89thTexasLegislativeSession #HoustonRailroadCrossings #RailCrossing #SergioRodriguez #StateSenatorCarolAlvarado #TexasTransportationCommission

@brotesser kann der @jon hier vielleicht helfen, du hattest doch auch ein Bords beim #railcrossing oder?!

Global News BC: Cost of key Pitt Meadows rail crossing triples, city asked to chip in $50M https://globalnews.ca/news/9590628/pitt-meadows-harris-road-crossing-cost/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #pittmeadowsunderpass #harrisroadunderpass #railunderpasscost #b.c.railcrossing #pittmeadowsrail #Railcrossing #PittMeadows #$50Million #HarrisRoad #underpass #Canada