07-12-2010, 01:23 PM
Brakie, we have quite a few crossings like that in some of the older industrial sections of the Los Angeles metropolitan area. I thin most are worked at night and those crossings are all in industrial switching areas as opposed to mainlines. All mainlines are protected by crossing gates as well as the signals and any nearby traffic lights are switch to flashing red/yellow depending on direction when ever the crossing gates come down. These industrial branches are usually switched at night, and a switchman or brakeman becomes a flag man when the train has to cross the street.
In fact on the LAJ in the city of Vernon, District Ave is a 4 lane wide street with a crossing about every 50 to 100 feet and no lights at all! I think they use a crew man with flares and/or flash lights to protect the crossing when they work the area. I think the LAJ only works District Ave late at night.
In fact on the LAJ in the city of Vernon, District Ave is a 4 lane wide street with a crossing about every 50 to 100 feet and no lights at all! I think they use a crew man with flares and/or flash lights to protect the crossing when they work the area. I think the LAJ only works District Ave late at night.