Railroad crossing gate damaged near West Lincoln Ave, Boone County IL

Traffic

Reported: 11/4/2025 03:44 PM

W Lincoln Ave, Belvidere Township, IL 61008

A railroad crossing gate near West Lincoln Ave was reported damaged. The gate arm is bent, one light is knocked off, and the gate only lowers to about a 45-degree angle, creating a traffic hazard.

Audio|Source: Northern Illinois Railroads

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Transcript:

00:00

Out of Spetch Cove, UP-1145, LPJ05, just coming over BX with 19 cars. Gonna be there in about 45 minutes and I'd like to report a damaged gate whenever you get a moment.

00:19

All right, copy 45 minutes and what's the milepost?

00:24

Milepost will be 38.81, 38.81 on the Troy Grove South, over.

00:32

Looks like West Lincoln Street, US 30? That is correct, over?

00:39

And what is the damage to the gates? The gate is bent and one of the lights is knocked off the gate and it's stuck on the

00:52

stanchion so the gate only comes down to about a 45 degree angle over?

01:01

All right, so the gate arm is damaged and it's only coming down about a 45 degree angle.

01:08

That is correct.

01:11

What side of the tracks?

01:14

Be on the east side of the tracks, over?

01:18

All right, east side of the tracks for a broken gate arm that's not coming down all the way and the light is also broken off.

01:28

That is correct.

01:32

All right, turning this in right now are you guys fully through the damage to cross it? Completely through the damage crossing and we'll not go back that way.

01:45

Alright, good deal.

01:47

I'm putting in the ticket right now for it and I'm assuming they'll end up calling you but not sure.

01:53

Sounds good.

01:55

All right, 38.81, I'm putting an XG out on it and go from there.

02:02

Okay, XG 3898.8,1, thank you.

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W Lincoln Ave, Belvidere Township, IL 61008

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