CENTRAL PERMITS

Cantilevered Railroad Crossing Information

This page was created to allow movers to obtain information about the cantilevered railroad crossings within Kansas.
Movers of high loads need to review this information each time they establish their routes. In doing so, damaging cantilever arms will be reduced significantly and fatal accidents will continue to be avoided.

The information included in the listing is:

ID	Description
Route Prefix	This is the symbol of the route. It will be either (I)nterstate, (U)nited States,(K)ansas, (T)urnpike.
Rte	This is the route that the load travels within Kansas
District	This is the name of the county in which the railroad crossing exists in Kansas. It will be one of 105 counties.
City	The name of the city in those instances where the railroad crossing is located within the city limits.
County Milepost	This indicates the mileage from the west or south county boundary. If the route is odd (K7), the mileage is recorded from south county line to the north county line. If the route is even (I70), the mileage is recorded from the west county line to the east county line.
State Milepost	This indicates the mileage from the west or south state line boundary. If the route is odd (K7), the mileage is recorded from south state line to the north state line. If the route is even (I70), the mileage is recorded from the west state line to the east state line.
DOT#	This number is assigned to the railroad crossing by the Department of Transportation (DOT). It is a unique number that the mover will need when contacting the railroad company.
Location	This is the descriptive location of the railroad crossing.
AADT	This is the Annual Average Daily Traffic that has been recorded for the railroad crossing. It is the average number of trains that pass through this crossing within one year.
Lanes	This is the number of lanes that cross through the crossing.
Roadway Width	This is the width of the roadway recorded at the center of the crossing.
Railroad	This is the name of the company that owns the rail line (BNSF, UP, etc.)
Signals	The number of signals in operation at the location of the railroad crossing
Main Tracks	The number of main tracks at the railroad crossing.
Other Tracks	The number of tracks other than main tracks at the railroad crossing
Total Trains	An accumulative total of the number of trains that crossed through the crossing
Thru Trains	The number of trains crossing thru the crossing
Switch Trains	The number of switch trains
Crossing Angle	The angle the tracks cross through the crossing. The greater the angle the more distance there is between the cantilever arms.