A Brief History of Railroad Crossings | History in the Dark

As long as railroads have existed, so have level crossings. But it wasn't until cars appear that a push to add more safety devices at the crossings started. Mostly because people are idiots.

???? Further reading ????
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Level_crossing
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Level_crossings_by_country
https://www.thehenryford.org/collections-and-research/digital-collections/expert-sets/101644/

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Bells ring and lights flash as the Railroad Crossing sign waits for the train © 2023 by Stockroll is licensed under Attribution 4.0 International. To view a copy of this license, visit Creative Commons / License by 4.0.
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