http://www.ktvb.com/story/news/local/2015/12/29/vehicle-vs-train-crash-reported-kuna/77991166/
This was on the news a few nights ago. A UP intermodal train hit a car at one of the few crossings on the UP mainline near Nampa that does not have lights or gates! It just has a stop sign and crossbuck, as well as a trailer clearance sign. I guess the crossing is going to be getting more protection now.
But the big thing (for me at least): This crossing is one of the ones I railfan at almost every weekend! So seeing this on the news was quite the eye opener.
This was on the news a few nights ago. A UP intermodal train hit a car at one of the few crossings on the UP mainline near Nampa that does not have lights or gates! It just has a stop sign and crossbuck, as well as a trailer clearance sign. I guess the crossing is going to be getting more protection now.
But the big thing (for me at least): This crossing is one of the ones I railfan at almost every weekend! So seeing this on the news was quite the eye opener.