Step 2: Non-Qualification Criteria

Passive crossings remaining after Step 1 are eliminated from consideration if all the following criteria are met:
  • No crashes in the past five years.
  • The crossing has only one track.
  • No passenger trains at the crossing.
  • AADT is below median of initial subset (crossings after Step 1).
  • Maximum train speed is less than or equal to 30 mph.
  • Fewer
     than five daily trains.
  • No nearby intersection (within 500 feet).
  • Crossing angle is 60 degrees or greater.