Rail Crossings and Engineering
CPUC staff ensure that highway-rail and pathway-rail crossings are safely designed, constructed, and maintained. The Rail Crossings and Engineering Branch (RCEB) engineers evaluate requests to construct new rail crossings or modify existing crossings. They also evaluate rail crossings configuration after train-related incidents occur at rail crossings, and review complaints regarding rail crossings safety or conditions. RCEB engineers are assigned to territories by county and are available to help you find answers to your rail crossing questions.
Contact information
- Contact RCEB engineers regarding diagnostic meetings with roadway authorities and railroads, and to assist in review and authorization of rail crossing designs.
Construction or modification
- Formal Applications Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) about new rail crossings.
- GO 88-B requests to modify existing rail crossings.
- Form G Report of Changes completed at a rail crossing.
Rules and Guidance
- Rail crossing rules and regulations provide minimum requirements.
- Design references include reports and engineering documents.
- Guidance documents discuss the use of YIELD and Emergency Notification signs.
Additional References
- CPUC staff maintains rail crossing inventory data.
- CPUC staff administers railroad crossing funding programs.
- CPUC staff reviews Quiet Zones.
Rail Crossings and Engineering
- Form G Report of Changes
- GO 88-B Modification of an Existing Rail Crossing
- Quiet Zone
- Rail Crossings Guidance Documents
- Rail Crossing Design References
- Rail Crossing Formal Applications
- Rail Crossing Inventory Data
- Rail Crossing Rules and Regulations
- Rail Crossings Contact Information
- Railroad Crossing Funding Programs
- Traffic Signal Preemption