{"id":86558,"date":"2024-04-01T02:00:27","date_gmt":"2024-04-01T06:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=86558"},"modified":"2024-01-03T11:04:49","modified_gmt":"2024-01-03T16:04:49","slug":"how-railroad-crossings-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2024\/04\/01\/how-railroad-crossings-work\/","title":{"rendered":"How Railroad Crossings Work"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9kRJPSVdzlM?si=VMfmo9Tp7idT-S6h\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Practical Engineering<\/strong><br \/>\nPublished Jan 2, 2024<\/p>\n<p>How do they know when a train is on the way?<\/p>\n<p>Despite the hazard they pose, trains have to coexist with our other forms of transportation. Next time you pull up to a crossbuck, take a moment to appreciate the sometimes simple, sometimes high-tech, but always quite reliable ways that grade crossings keep us safe.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Signed copies of my book (plus other cool stuff) are available here: <a href=\"https:\/\/store.practical.engineering\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/store.practical.engineering\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Practical Engineering is a YouTube channel about infrastructure and the human-made world around us. It is hosted, written, and produced by Grady Hillhouse. We have new videos posted regularly, so please subscribe for updates. 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