Railroad Archives

Sep 13

Railroad crossing repair planned for SR-20 in Decatur

A highway crossing a railroad with lights and gates.

A short section of the westbound lanes of SR-20 in Decatur will close Tuesday for railroad crossing repairs.

Weather permitting, Norfolk Southern plans to repair the crossing just west of SR-67/Beltline Road beginning at 8 a.m.

Westbound traffic will be temporarily shifted to the inside eastbound lane. Motorists are advised to expect delays due to…

Jul 16

CSX plans rail crossing closure on SR-117

A map showing the detour route and sign placement

CSX will close the railroad crossing on SR-117 in the Bass Community of Jackson County from 6 a.m. Saturday, July 20, to the evening of Sunday, July 21.

Message boards and signs will be in place to direct motorists. The detour is US-72 to SR-156 at South Pittsburg, Tenn., to US-41A to SR-56 at Sewanee…

Mar 19

SR-77 rail crossing in Attalla to close for repairs

Norfolk Southern will shut down the railroad crossing on SR-77 near US-11 in Attalla at 9 a.m. Wednesday, March 20, for repairs.

The closure will remain in place for about 48 hours.

Norfolk Southern will set up signs for detours, routing traffic south of the closure to I-59, and traffic north of the closure to…

Mar 13

US-431 rail crossing work in Gadsden to begin Thursday

Railroad crossing on US-431 in Alabama with old factory in the background

Work to improve the US-431 railroad crossing near the former Goodyear plant in Gadsden will begin at 7:30 a.m. Thursday morning.

OmniTRAX, operator of the Alabama & Tennessee River Railway, originally planned to begin work today. The ALDOT-administered project will reconstruct the track crossing surface with precast concrete panels and upgrade the railroad signals at…

Mar 12

US-431 railroad work in Gadsden postponed to later this week

A car approaches the railroad tracks crossing US-431 near the former Goodyear plant in Gadsden.

Work to improve the US-431 railroad crossing near the former Goodyear plant in Gadsden, originally scheduled to start Wednesday, has been postponed until later this week. OmniTRAX, operator of the Alabama & Tennessee River Railway, anticipates a delay of one or two days.

The ALDOT-administered project will reconstruct the track crossing surface with precast…

Mar 12

Fort Payne rail crossing to remain closed Wednesday

From U.S. 11, traffic bound for SR-35 is detoured to First Street to Godfrey Avenue. From SR-35, traffic bound for US-11 is detoured to Godfrey Avenue to First Street.

Norfolk Southern closed the railroad crossing on SR-35/Fifth Avenue in Fort Payne this morning for track repairs and improvements. The closure between US-11/Gault Avenue and Godfrey Avenue is expected to extend into Wednesday afternoon.

Detours From US-11, traffic bound for SR-35 is detoured to First Street to Godfrey Avenue. From SR-35, traffic bound for US-11…Read More “Fort Payne rail crossing to remain closed Wednesday”