grade crossing
Example Sentences
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The rest of us are stuck at the grade crossing, waiting for something to change.
From Slate • Dec. 1, 2022
Even in Sodo, where there is a short stretch of surface-level tracks, the three on-grade crossings have audible signals, grade crossing gates and flashing lights, none of which we have in Rainier Valley.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 27, 2022
But Metro supervisor Diljiat Sandhu said it appeared the car’s driver didn’t see the approaching train when he was trying to turn left at a grade crossing.
From Washington Post • Mar. 28, 2015
“It’s not your typical grade crossing accident,” he said at a briefing at the scene late Tuesday.
From Washington Times • Feb. 25, 2015
One of our division superintendents had received numerous complaints that freight trains were in the habit of stopping on a grade crossing in a certain small town, thereby blocking travel for long periods.
From Toaster's Handbook Jokes, Stories, and Quotations by Fanning, C. E. (Clara Elizabeth)
