How can i find the times for train crossings? i am always late for work because of a train.?

Question

is there a web site that lists the times trains will stop traffic? so i can adjust my schdule to get to work on time.

Answer 1

Trouble is, the trains very often run late, too. Maybe you should leave home a little earlier.

Answer 2

Passenger trains and commuter trains run on a published schedule which may or may not be reliable in your area.  The passenger schedules may be picked up from an Amtrak station and viewed from their website.  Commuter schedules are available from commuter rail stations and from the website of the transit agency.  Of course, most rail lines in this country do not have passenger or commuter rail service because the governments choose to spend far more money on highways than rail.

Scheduled trains may NOT run ahead of their published schedule so freight trains almost always run as extra trains.  Freight trains may have an unofficial schedule for shippers, but it is for "information only" and there is no committment to follow it.  Track maintenance, rail traffic flows, weather, and derailments on a given line and its connections affect schdeuled and extra trains alike.  Employee timetables can be purchased through the usual railfan magazine advertisements, websites, and some train stores, but these are generally six months or more out of date.

I live next to a very busy Union Pacific mainline that only has a tri-weekly Amtrak train, but this line carries three times as much traffic as it did twenty years ago.  Half of the traffic is double stack trains carrying imports from China.  I have a grade crossing north and south of my home.   The trains may take a minute to over five minutes to clear the crossing; however; the street traffic backs up over half a mile in each direction.  The railroad was there decades before the former farm roads became busy city streets, so the city will have to spend ten million dollars a piece for overpasses or underpasses or just accept the traffic disruption.  Building a freight bypass around our city would cost about one to two billion dollars, which is more than the cost to upgrade the line for commuter rail, electrify the line to reduce air pollution, and provide overpasses for the busiest streets.

Answer 3

Seems to me that you have answered your own question. If you are always late because a train stops you at a crossing, you know what time that is and, as others have said, just need to adjust the time you leave home to take account of it.

Answer 4

To get this information, you need to consult the "working timetable". But, easier said than done, because these are only available for those actually working on the railway.

On a passenger line, you can usually work out when a train passes over a train crossing using the average speed principle. However, this will not necessarily work when the stops either side of the crossing are a considerable distance away. Moreover, you will not know when frieght trains or light-workings use the crossing.

Answer 5

Surely a train only takes 2-3 minutes to cross and with that in view could not be considered a valid excuse for tardiness.

Answer 6

simply, no.

Answer 7

In the USA, I think you'll find it virtually impossible due to security issues.

Sounds to me like it's time to get up and moving 15 minutes earlier.

Answer 8

Sorry but no hman on earth cou8ld do that. Freight trains dont have a shcedule and if they did, they would be late as often as not.

Is it possible to reroute your commute to avoid crossings  and stick to over/underpasses?

Answer 9

Well, if your at the crossing at the same time, every day, you will know when one train is there ?

Answer 10

Indeed, leaving earlier would likely alleviate your problem.  Regardless, however, you will not be able to find posted timetable information for scheduled trains as it is no longer available due to heightened security.