Railroad
The Railroad Team is responsible for three primary functions:
- Working with railroad companies when an ADOT-managed project involves a railroad
- Managing the Federal Highway-Railroad Grade Crossing Safety Program (i.e., Section 130)
- Managing the Statewide Railroad Crossing Inventory
Please note that the Utility and Railroad Section does not have any oversight of the Valley Metro light rail, the Tucson Street Car or Commuter Rail Planning. ADOT's Multimodal Planning Division is responsible for these functions and these are their Web pages:
This PowerPoint presentation gives a brief overview of the Section 130 / Highway-Railroad Grade Crossing Safety Program:
This PowerPoint presentation gives a brief overview of railroad design considerations:
Useful Links
- Arizona Corporation Commission, Railroad Safety Division
- Federal Highway Administration Railway-Highway Grade Crossing Safety
- Federal Railroad Administration
- Maricopa DOT "A General Guide for the Railroad and Corporation Commission Application / Construction Process"
- Union Pacific Railroad, Industrial and Public Crossing (crossing information, guidelines, quiet zones)
- BNSF Railway Company, Community FAQ (quiet zone, crossing modifications, permits)
Public Notice for Railroad Projects
- Upgrade an existing crossing of the Union Pacific Railroad at I-10, MP 196.4 in Pinal County, Arizona (Docket No. RR-03639A-17-0149)
- Upgrade an existing crossing of the Union Pacific Railroad at SR 87, MP 209.6 in Pinal County, Arizona (Docket No. RR-03639A-17-0148)
