415 Neb. Admin. Code, ch. 4, § 001
A private or public roadway used to provide vehicular access to private or public property, roads, streets or highways.
Traffic control device activated by the approach or presence of a train, such as flashing light signals, automatic gates and similar devices all of which display to motorists positive warning of the approach or presence of a train.
A crossing that is closed to vehicular traffic by a temporarily stopped train, parked or stored cars, locomotives, equipment or trains engaged in switching movements.
A group of two or more adjacent crossings designated by the Department as a corridor, all located within the same county.
Nebraska Department of Roads, Rail and Public Transportation Division.
Deputy Director-Engineering of the Nebraska Department of Roads.
A group of representatives from the Department, the railroad, the county or municipality and may include the landowner for private crossings and a representative of the Federal Highway Administration.
Field inspection of specific crossings made by the Diagnostic Team.
Director or Director State Engineer of the Nebraska Department of Roads.
District Engineer or his/her Nebraska Department of Roads representative.
Product of most recent average daily vehicle traffic and most recent average daily train traffic at a grade crossing. Example: 100 vehicles/day x 50 trains/day = 5,000 exposure factor.
Federal funds appropriated specifically for the elimination of hazards at railroad-highway crossings.
A structure, such as a bridge, viaduct, overpass, or underpass at a Highway-Rail Grade Crossing that creates a separation of the elevation of the highway and the railroad.
Intersection of a public or private road and a railroad where the intersecting railroad and highway are at the same elevation.
Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices adopted pursuant to Neb. Rev. Stat. Sec. 60-6,118.
Any action taken to preserve or restore any feature, device or appurtenance to the approach roadway or crossing in order to keep the approach roadway or crossing in a condition as near as is practical to its condition as originally designed or constructed. Maintenance activities of the local entity or the railroad may include, but are not limited to the following:
Study conducted by a consultant for the Department in 1998 that established the internal Department process for assessing risk at highway-railroad crossings.
The addition of a public or private highway-rail grade crossing at a location that presently does not have a highway-rail grade crossing including, but not limited to:
Traffic control device utilized to provide the motorist with a constant message over time concerning the crossing such as advance warning signs and pavement markings, stop or yield signs and the crossbuck sign.
A highway-rail grade crossing on a road that is not a public road.
A highway-rail grade crossing on a roadway that is under the jurisdiction and maintenance of a public authority and open to the traveling public.
A Railroad Transportation Safety District as defined in Neb. Rev. Stat. Section 74-1305.
An entity authorized by law to operate a railroad in the State of Nebraska, whether that entity owns the land, track, ballast or personal property used as a part of a railroad line, or merely operates a railroad with land, track or personal property owned by another entity, will be considered to be a railroad or railroad company.
The Federal Railroad Administration classifies railroad trackage into six categories based upon maximum permissible operating speed for passenger and freight trains.
| Track Class | Passenger | Freight |
| 6 | 110 mph | 110 mph |
| 5 | 90 mph | 80 mph |
| 4 | 80 mph | 60 mph |
| 3 | 60 mph | 40 mph |
| 2 | 30 mph | 25 mph |
| 1 | 15 mph | 10 mph |
| Excepted | None Allowed | 10 mph |
An entity that owns land, railroad track, ballast and/or personal property used as part of a railroad line.
A fund established in the state treasury to be used in furnishing financial assistance for highway-rail grade crossing improvement projects.
415 Neb. Admin. Code, ch. 4, § 001