This elevated crossing gate tower guarded the Orleans Street railroad crossing in Memphis, Tenn. When a train approached, the crossing tender worked a hand pump to lower the gates by air pressure.

Elevated crossing gate towers were once common sights at busy road intersections. The compact and fascinating structures faded from the railroad scene during the 1940s and 1950s as automatic ...

More level-crossing gates in Tiruchi Railway Division have been identified for installation of Electrically Operated Lifting Barriers (EOLBs) aimed at enhancing efficiency in train operations and ...

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Inflexion’s initiative to expand portfolio companies to North America via add-on acquisitions is making “very meaningful” ...

Toast America’s birthday with fireworks, parades, concerts and other events in and around Washington, D.C.

Foster + Partners has been selected to design the Queen Elizabeth II memorial in London, which will include a new crossing ...

Iarnród Éireann said there has been 30 incidents of misuse of level crossings this year, with 11 resulting in crossing damage or injury to the person. Sunday, 22 June 2025 ePaper ...

Father of Barrington teen killed at Metra crossing still fighting for pedestrian gate 03:54. The father of a 17-year-old girl hit and killed by a Metra train in Barrington, Illinois, last year ...

Soak in an Old Town sunset and celebrate America’s 249th birthday at the Hotel Heron’s “Red, White & Boom” rooftop social.