Longmont Train Quiet Zone Study

May 5, 2016
Final Report
Railroad Grade Crossing

Quiet Zone Study Update
prepared for:
City of Longmont
385 Kimbark Street
Longmont, CO
303.651.8330
FELSBURG
H O LT &
ULLE VI G
FHU Reference No. 116005
Railroad Grade Crossing Quiet Zone

Study Update
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
I.
INTRODUCTION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1
II.
Existing Conditions --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3

A.
Data Collection --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3
B.
Highway-Rail Grade Crossings -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3
C.
Existing Conditions Summary Sheets
BNSF Highway 66 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5
BNSF 21st Avenue -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6
BNSF 17th Avenue ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7
BNSF Mountain View Avenue ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8
BNSF 9th Avenue --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9
BNSF Longs Peak Avenue --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10
BNSF 6th Avenue -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11
BNSF 5th Avenue -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12
BNSF 4th Avenue -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13
BNSF 3rd Avenue -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14
BNSF Main Street (U.S. 287) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15
BNSF Coffman Street -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 16
BNSF Terry Street ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 17
BNSF Ken Pratt Boulevard -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 18
BNSF Sunset Street----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 19
BNSF Hover Road ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 20
III.
Quiet Zone Requirements ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 21

A.
Quiet Zone Alternatives --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 22
B.
Quiet Zone Establishment ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 24
C.
Quiet Zone Improvements ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 24
IV.
Development of Quiet Zone Concept Improvements ------------------------------------------------------------------ 25

A.
Development Procedure -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 25
B.
Regional Transportation District Crossing Evaluation -------------------------------------------------------- 27
C.
Concept Crossing Improvements --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 29
BNSF Highway 66 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 30
BNSF 21st Avenue ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 33
BNSF 17th Avenue ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 35
BNSF Mountain View Avenue --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 36
BNSF 9th Avenue -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 38
BNSF Longs Peak Avenue --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 41
BNSF 6th Avenue -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 44
BNSF 5th Avenue -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 48
BNSF 4th Avenue -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 51
BNSF 3rd Avenue -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 54
BNSF US 87/Main Street ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 56
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BNSF Coffman Street -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 59

BNSF Terry Street ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 61
BNSF Ken Pratt Boulevard -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 62
BNSF Sunset Street----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 63
BNSF Hover Road ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 65
C.
Areas of Pedestrian Crossing Activity --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 66

15th Avenue Pedestrian Crossing ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 67
Placer Avenue Cul-de-Sac Trail -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 68
Atwood Street Corridor Pedestrian Crossing -------------------------------------------------------- 69
V.
Evaluation of Quiet Zone Concept Improvements ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 71

A.
Safety Considerations ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 71
B.
Field Diagnostic Review --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 71
C.
Noise Contour Diagram---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 72
D.
Concept Costs ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 72
VI.
Implementation Plan ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 75

A.
Funding and Oversight ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 75
B.
Crossing Groups and Associated Costs -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 77
APPENDIX A
APPENDIX B
APPENDIX C
APPENDIX D
U.S. DOT CROSSING INVENTORY SUMMARY SHEETS

QUIET ZONE SUMMARY FLOW CHART AND FRA FORMS
TRACK ISOLATION RENDERINGS
NOISE CONTOUR DIAGRAM - UPDATED
LIST OF FIGURES
Page
Figure 1.
Figure 2.
Figure 3.
Figure 4.
Figure 5.
Figure 6.
Figure 7.
Figure 8.
Figure 9.
Figure 10.
Figure 11.
Figure 12.
Figure 13.
Figure 14.
Railroad Quiet Zone Study Area ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2

BNSF Highway 66------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5
BNSF 21st Avenue ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6
BNSF 17th Avenue ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 7
BNSF Mountain View Avenue --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8
BNSF 9th Avenue -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9
BNSF Longs Peak Avenue ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10
BNSF 6th Avenue ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11
BNSF 5th Avenue ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12
BNSF 4th Avenue ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13
BNSF 3rd Avenue ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14
BNSF Main Street (U.S. 287) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15
BNSF Coffman Street ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 16
BNSF Terry Street ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 17
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Figure 15.
Figure 16.
Figure 17.
Figure 18.
Figure 19.
Figure 20.
Figure 21.
Figure 22.
Figure 23.
Figure 24.
Figure 25.
Figure 26.
Figure 27.
BNSF Ken Pratt Boulevard ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 18

BNSF Sunset Street --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 19
BNSF Hover Road ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 20
Comparison of Train Horn vs Wayside Horn Noise Footprint ---------------------------------------------- 23
Highway-Rail Crossing Equipped with Wayside Horns ------------------------------------------------------- 23
Group 1 Corridor: 17th Ave Crossing------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 81
Group 2 Corridor: Highway 66 and 21st Ave Crossings ------------------------------------------------------- 82
Group 3 Corridor: 15th Ave (Path) and Mountain View Avenue Crossings ------------------------------ 83
Group 4 Corridor: Placer Ave (Path) and 9th Avenue Crossings -------------------------------------------- 84
Group 5 Corridor (Sheet 1 of 2): Atwood Street (Path) to 3rd Avenue Crossings ---------------------- 85
Group 5 Corridor (Sheet 2 of 2): Atwood Street (Path) to 3rd Avenue Crossings ---------------------- 86
Group 6 Corridor: Main St to Terry St Crossings -------------------------------------------------------------- 87
Group 7 Corridor: Ken Pratt Blvd, Sunset St, and Hover Rd ------------------------------------------------ 88
LIST OF TABLES
Table 1.
Table 2 .
Table 3.
Table 4.
Table 5.
Table 6.
Table 7.
Table 8.
Table 9.
Table 10.
Table 11.
Table 12.
Table 13.
Table 14.
Table 15.
Table 16.
Table 17.
Table 18.
Table 19.
Table 20.
Existing Crossing Conditions----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4

BNSF Highway 66 Crossing Information -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5
BNSF 21st Avenue Crossing Information -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6
BNSF 17th Avenue Crossing Information-------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7
BNSF Mountain View Avenue Crossing Information ---------------------------------------------------------- 8
BNSF 9th Avenue Crossing Information --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9
BNSF Longs Peak Avenue Crossing Information --------------------------------------------------------------- 10
BNSF 6th Avenue Crossing Information -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11
BNSF 3rd Avenue Crossing Information -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14
BNSF Main Street (U.S. 287) Crossing Information ---------------------------------------------------------- 15
BNSF Coffman Street Crossing Information -------------------------------------------------------------------- 16
BNSF Terry Street Crossing Information------------------------------------------------------------------------- 17
BNSF Ken Pratt Boulevard Crossing Information -------------------------------------------------------------- 18
BNSF Sunset Street Crossing Information ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 19
BNSF Hover Road Crossing Information ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 20
Quiet Zone Concept Improvement Options -------------------------------------------------------------------- 29
Opinion of Conceptual Costs --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 73
Crossing Groups and Associated Costs -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 80
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I.
INTRODUCTION
Felsburg Holt and Ullevig (FHU) was originally contracted in 2010 by the City of Longmont to complete a railroad
grade crossing Quiet Zone study to evaluate and recommend improvements at 12 highway-rail grade crossings
located within the City of Longmont. This Railroad Grade Crossing Quiet Zone Study Update will review and
update the evaluation at the majority of the previous crossings, and expand the analysis to include five (5)
crossings along the same rail line of the BNSF Railway, that were previously evaluated by the Regional
Transportation District (RTD). This update will reconfirm concept crossing improvements previously
recommended that still satisfy the minimum Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) requirements to establish a
railroad Quiet Zone, as stated in the Final Rule on the Use of Locomotive Horns at Highway-Rail Grade Crossings,
as amended on August 17, 2006.
The analyses of the proposed improvements are addressed in the following sections within this report:
Existing Conditions
Quiet Zone Requirements
Development of Quiet Zone Improvements
Evaluation of Quiet Zone Concept Improvements
Implementation Plan
The crossings that are the subject of this study are along the BNSF Railway corridor running east-west across
Main Street, then turning north-south crossing 3rd Avenue through Highway 66. This portion includes 11
crossings, with the Emery Street crossing specifically excluded, as it is being pursued as a separate project.
The crossings not previously part of this Quiet Zone evaluation, that were being studied by RTD are along this
BNSF Railway corridor to the west and south of Main Street. These crossings are:
Coffman Street
Terry Street
Ken Pratt Boulevard
South Sunset Street
South Hover Road
For information regarding the evaluation conducted by RTD, the reader is referenced to the RTD Northwest Rail
Corridor Final Environmental Evaluation, May 2010. The City has considered recommended improvements for all
16 of the crossings, and this report update will identify logical groups of crossings for Quiet Zone establishment
that include the five crossings studied by RTD.
The study corridor, indicating the limits of the study area along with the 16 at-grade railroad crossings located
within the study area, are shown in Figure 1.
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Figure 1. Railroad Quiet Zone Study Area
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II.
EXISTING CONDITIONS
The BNSF runs as many as 9 thru trains per day and 8 thru trains at night along this track, with a maximum train
speed of 40 MPH north of 17th Street and a maximum train speed of 20 MPH from Mountain View south and
west through the crossing of Hover Road.
The U.S. DOT Crossing Inventory Summary Sheets for each study crossing can be found in Appendix A.
A.
Data Collection
Base study information provided by the City in 2010 remains in this study evaluation. Additional railroad
corridor information was obtained from the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) Crossing Inventory database,
which include current train movements, average train speed, crossing circuitry and documented incident
reports.
B.
Highway-Rail Grade Crossings
Table 1 summarizes the existing conditions present at each of the highway-railroad crossings within the study
area, including roadway approach photos and crossing information. The highway-rail crossings are listed from
north to south along the BNSF Line from Highway 66 through 3rd Avenue, then from east to west through Main
Street, Coffman Street and Terry Street, continuing south through Hover Road.
In addition to the roadway name, the Department of Transportation (DOT) identification number is provided,
along with the type of circuitry identified in the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) Crossing Inventory
Reports, and whether or not the crossing is currently equipped with gates and railroad flashing lights.
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Table 1. Existing Crossing Conditions
BNSF Crossings in Study
DOT #
MP
Active Devices
Circuitry
ADT
Gates/ Flashers
DC/ AFO 18,500
Highway 66
245 010 J 46.82
21st Avenue
094 525C
17th Avenue
245 009 P 45.81
Gates/ Flashers
CWT
15,300
Mountain View Avenue
245 008 H 45.31
Cant. Flashers
DC/ AFO
6,250
9th Avenue
245 007 B 44.77
Cant. Flashers
DC/ AFO 13,500
Longs Peak Avenue
245 005 M 44.52
Gates/ Flashers
CWT
1,800
6th Avenue
245 004 F 44.40
None
None
700
5th Avenue
245 003 Y 44.29
None
None
750
4th Avenue
245 002 S 44.18
None
None
800
3rd Avenue
244 848 N 44.06 Gates / FL / Cant DC/ AFO 12,600
Main Street/US 287
244 849 V 43.57
Gates / Flashers/
TS Pre-emption
CWT
27,000
Coffman Street
244 847 G 43.50
None
None
300
(1989)
Terry Street
244 846 A 43.43
None
None
500
(1989)
Ken Pratt Boulevard
244 845 T 42.53
Gates/ Flashers
CWT
23,100
(1996)
Sunset Street
244 844 L 42.17 Gates / FL / Cant
CWT
5500
(1994)
Hover Road
244 842 X 41.36
CWT
5850
(1994)
46.33 Gates / Flashers DC/ AFO
Gates/ Flashers
5,000
The following pages summarize the existing conditions at each railroad crossing along with surrounding land use
and number of residential units that may be affected by train horn noise along this corridor.
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Highway 66 Crossing Summary

US DOT Crossing #245010J
BNSF Main Line
The Highway 66 crossing is equipped with mast mounted
flashers, gates, cross bucks and bells. One set of tracks
are crossed. The roadway is configured to provide two lanes
of travel with a roadway width of approximately 24. Each
direction also has an 8-foot paved shoulder. The roadway
surface is paved with hot mix asphalt. The speed limit on
Highway 66 is 50 MPH to the west of the crossing, and
posted at 60 MPH the vicinity of the crossing. The pictures
shown in Figure 2 illustrate the existing roadway and railway
approaches to the crossing. Crossing information from the
City is shown in Table 2.
This crossing does meet the minimum requirements
for passive devices. It is equipped with a minimum
of one cross buck on each approach per MUTCD, and also
has railroad pavement markings on each approach.
Table 2. Highway 66 Crossing Information
Adjacent Land Use
Residential
Residential Units within mile
623 *
818 *
Minimum Distance to next crossing
0.5 miles
Current Warning Protection
Signs, flashers, gates
Train Detection
motion/pmd1, DC
wrap
Crossing Material
Concrete
Roadway classification/ADT
Arterial/State Highway
/18,500
# of Lanes
2
Exposure Factor = ADT x Trains per
17 x 18,500 = 314,500
Day
Total Train/Vehicle Accidents (5
0
Years)
* Estimated as 75% of those residential units at 21st Ave.
Fig. 2. Highway 66
Aerial
Eastbound
Southbound
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21st Avenue Crossing Summary

US DOT Crossing #094525C
BNSF Main Line
The 21st Avenue crossing is equipped with mast mounted
flashers, gates, cross bucks and bells. One set of tracks
are crossed. The roadway is configured to provide two lanes
of travel with a roadway width of approximately 28. Concrete
curb and gutter exists along the outer edge of the roadway
in some locations. The roadway surface is paved with hot
mix asphalt. Posted speed limit on 21st Avenue is 30 MPH.
The pictures shown in Figure 3 illustrate the existing
roadway and railway approaches to the crossing. Crossing
information from the City is shown in Table 3.
Table 3. 21st Avenue Crossing Information
Adjacent Land Use
Residential
831
1091
0.5 miles
Signs, flashers and
gates
Train Detection
Motion/pmd2
Crossing Material
Rubber
Collector/5,000
# of Lanes
2
17 x 5,000 = 85,000
Day
0
Years)
Fig. 3. 21st Avenue
Aerial
Eastbound
Southbound
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17th Avenue Crossing Summary

US DOT Crossing #245009P
BNSF Main Line
The 17th Avenue crossing is equipped with mast mounted
flashers, gates, cross bucks and bells, with additional mast
mounted flashers in the raised medians. One set of tracks
are crossed. The roadway is configured to provide four lanes
of travel with a raised median for a total roadway width of
approximately 60. Concrete curb and gutter exists along
the outer edge of the roadway. The roadway surface is paved
with hot mix asphalt. Posted speed limit on 17th Avenue is
40 MPH. The pictures shown in Figure 4 illustrate the
existing roadway and railway approaches to the crossing.
Crossing information from the City is shown in Table 4.
Table 4. 17th Avenue Crossing Information

Adjacent Land Use
Residential
568
850
0.5 miles
Signs, flashers and gates
Train Detection
Constant warning/hxp1
Crossing Material
Rubber
Arterial/15,300
# of Lanes
4
17 x 15,300 = 260,100
Day
0
Years)
Fig. 4. 17th Avenue
Aerial
Eastbound
Southbound
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Mountain View Avenue Crossing Summary

US DOT Crossing #245008H
BNSF Main Line
The Mountain View Avenue crossing is equipped with mast
mounted flashers, cantilever structures, cross bucks and bells.
One set of tracks are crossed. The roadway is configured to
provide two lanes of travel with paved shoulders for a total
roadway width of approximately 40. Concrete curb and gutter
exists along the outer edge of the roadway. The roadway
surface is paved with hot mix asphalt. Posted speed limit on
Mountain View Avenue is 30 MPH. The pictures shown in
Figure 5 illustrate the existing roadway and railway
Fig. 5. Mountain View Avenue
Aerial
Eastbound

Table 5. Mountain View Ave. Crossing Information
Adjacent Land Use
Residential
505
764
0.5 miles
Signs and flashers
Train Detection
dc stick
Crossing Material
Rubber
Collector/6,250
# of Lanes
4
17 x 6,250 = 106,250
Day
1
Years)
Southbound
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US DOT Crossing #245007B
BNSF Main Line
The 9th Avenue crossing is equipped with mast mounted
flashers, cantilever structures, cross bucks and bells.
One set of tracks are crossed on a skew to the roadway.
The roadway is configured to provide four lanes of travel
with paved shoulders and a painted median for a total roadway
width of approximately 80. Concrete curb and gutter exists
along the outer edge of the roadway. The roadway
surface is paved with hot mix asphalt. Posted speed limit on
9th Avenue is 35 MPH. The pictures shown in Figure 6
illustrate the existing roadway and railway approaches to the
crossing. Crossing information from the City is shown in
Table 6.
Fig. 6. 9th Avenue
Aerial
Eastbound

Adjacent Land Use
Residential
1,322*
1,632*
0.2 miles
Signs and flashers
Train Detection
Motion/pmd2
Crossing Material
Concrete
Arterial/13,500
# of Lanes
4
17 x 13,500 = 229,500
Day
0
Years)
* Includes crossings at 9th Avenue, Longs Peak Avenue, 6th
Avenue, 5th Avenue, 4th Avenue, 3rd Avenue, Main Street, Coffman
Street and Terry Street.
Southbound
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Longs Peak Avenue Crossing Summary

US DOT Crossing #245005M
BNSF Main Line
The Longs Peak Avenue crossing is equipped with mast
mounted flashers, gates, cross bucks and bells, with an
additional mast mounted flashers in the facing north and
south along Atwood Street. One set of tracks are crossed.
The roadway is configured to provide two lanes
of travel with bike lanes and parking lanes for a total roadway
width of approximately 46. Concrete curb and gutter exists
along the outer edge of the roadway. The roadway surface
is paved with hot mix asphalt. Posted speed limit on Longs
Peak Avenue is 25 MPH. The tracks reside in a median
along Atwood Street, with one lane on each side of and
parallel to the tracks. The pictures shown in Figure 7 illustrate
the existing roadway and railway approaches to the crossing.
Figure 7. Longs Peak Avenue
Aerial
Eastbound
Eastbound

Table 7. Longs Peak Avenue Crossing Information
Adjacent Land Use
Residential
1,322*
1,632*
0.1 miles
Signs and flashers
Train Detection
Constant warning/ hxp1
Crossing Material
Asphalt/Wood
Collector/1,800
# of Lanes
2
17 x 1,800 = 30,600
Day
0
Years)
Avenue, 5th Avenue, 4th Avenue, 3rd Avenue, Main Street,
Coffman Street and Terry Street.
Eastbound
Southbound
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US DOT Crossing #245004F
BNSF Main Line
Fig. 8. 6th Avenue
The 6th Avenue crossing is equipped with

cross bucks and is currently a passive crossing. One set of
tracks are crossed. The roadway is configured to provide two
lanes of travel with paved shoulders for a total roadway width
of approximately 36. Concrete curb and gutter exists
is paved with hot mix asphalt. Posted speed limit on 6th
Avenue is 25 MPH in the vicinity of the tracks. The tracks
reside in a median along Atwood Street, with one lane on
each side of and parallel to the tracks. The pictures shown in
Figure 8 illustrate the existing roadway and railway
Aerial

Adjacent Land Use
Residential
1,322*
1,632*
0.1 miles
Signs
Train Detection
None
Crossing Material
Asphalt/wood
Local/700
# of Lanes
2
17 x 700 = 11,900
Day
0
Years)
Eastbound
Southbound
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US DOT Crossing #245003Y
BNSF Main Line
Fig. 9. 5th Avenue

Avenue is 25 MPH. The tracks reside in a median
parallel to the tracks. The pictures shown in Figure 9
Table 9.
Aerial

Adjacent Land Use
Residential
1,322*
1,632*
0.1 miles
Signs
Train Detection
None
Crossing Material
Asphalt/wood
Local/750
# of Lanes
2
17 x 750 = 12,750
Day
0
Years)
Eastbound
Southbound
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US DOT Crossing #245002S
BNSF Main Line
Fig 10. 4th Avenue

Avenue is 25 MPH. The tracks reside in a median
parallel to the tracks. The pictures shown in Figure 10
Table 10.
Aerial

Adjacent Land Use
Residential
1,322*
1,632*
0.1 miles
Signs
Train Detection
None
Crossing Material
Asphalt/wood
Local/800
# of Lanes
2
17 x 800 = 13,600
Day
1
Years)
Eastbound
Southbound
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3rd Avenue Crossing Summary

US DOT Crossing #244848N
BNSF Main Line
Fig. 11. 3rd Avenue
The 3rd Avenue crossing is equipped with mast mounted

flashers, cantilever structures, cross bucks, gates and bells.
provide four lanes of travel with a painted median/turn lane
and paved shoulders for a total roadway width of approximately 76. Concrete curb and gutter exists along the outer edge of
the roadway. The roadway surface is paved with hot mix
asphalt. Posted speed limit on 3rd Avenue is 35 MPH. The
tracks to the north of 3rd Avenue reside in a median along
Atwood Street, with one lane on each side of and parallel to
the tracks. The pictures shown in Figure 11 illustrate the
existing roadway and railway approaches to the crossing.
Aerial

Table 11. 3rd Avenue Crossing Information
Adjacent Land Use
Industrial/Commercial
1,322*
1,632*
0.1 miles
Train Detection
Motion/pmd2
Crossing Material
Concrete
Arterial/12,600
# of Lanes
4
17 x 12,600 = 214,200
Day
0
Years)
Eastbound
Southbound
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Main Street/US 287 Crossing Summary

US DOT Crossing #244849V
BNSF Main Line
The Main Street crossing is equipped with mast mounted
flashers, gates, cross bucks and bells. One set of tracks are
crossed. The roadway is configured to provide four lanes of
travel, with a short raised median to the north and the
intersection with 1st Avenue immediately to the south. with a
roadway width of approximately 60. The roadway surface is
hot mix asphalt. The speed limit on Main Street is posted at
35 MPH in the vicinity of the crossing. The pictures shown
in Figure 12 illustrate the existing roadway and railway
Fig. 12. Main Street/US 287
Aerial
Eastbound
This crossing does meet the minimum requirements for

passive devices with a minimum of one cross buck and
railroad pavement markings on each approach per MUTCD.
Table 12. Main Street/US 287Crossing Information
Adjacent Land Use
Industrial
1,322*
1,632*
0.1 miles
Train Detection
Constant warning/ hxp1
Crossing Material
Concrete
Arterial State
Highway/27,000
# of Lanes
4
17 x 27,000 = 459,000
Day
0
Years)
Southbound
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Coffman Street Crossing Summary

US DOT Crossing #244847G
BNSF Main Line
The Coffman Street crossing is a passive crossing equipped
with cross bucks and a southbound stop sign at 1st Avenue.
One set of tracks are crossed. The roadway is a paved local
road providing north-south access to predominantly industrial properties. Roadway width is approximately 34.
The roadway surface is hot mixed asphalt. The speed limit
is not posted in the vicinity of the crossing.
roadway and railway approach to the crossing. Crossing
Fig. 13. Coffman Street
Aerial
Southbound
This crossing does not meet the minimum requirements for

passive devices with a minimum of one cross buck on
each approach and a southbound stop sign beyond the
crossing. The crossing does have the required railroad
pavement markings on the southbound approach per
MUTCD.
Table 13. Coffman Street Crossing Information
Adjacent Land Use
Industrial
1,322*
1,632*
0.07 miles
Cross bucks
Train Detection
None
Crossing Material
Concrete
Urban Local/300
# of Lanes
2
17 x 300 = 5,100
Day
2
Years)
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Terry Street Crossing Summary

US DOT Crossing #244846A
BNSF Main Line
The Terry Street crossing is a passive crossing equipped
with cross bucks and a southbound stop sign at 1st Avenue.
One set of tracks are crossed. The roadway is a paved local
road providing north-south access to predominantly industrial properties. Roadway width is approximately 36.
The roadway surface is hot mixed asphalt. The speed limit
is not posted in the vicinity of the crossing.
roadway and railway approach to the crossing. Crossing
This crossing does not meet the minimum requirements for
passive devices with a minimum of one cross buck on
each approach and a southbound stop sign beyond the
crossing. The crossing does not have the required railroad
pavement markings on the southbound approach per
MUTCD.
Fig. 14. Terry Street
Aerial
Southbound
Table 14. Terry Street Crossing Information

Adjacent Land Use
Industrial
1,322*
1,632*
0.07 miles
Cross bucks
Train Detection
None
Crossing Material
Concrete
Urban Local/500
# of Lanes
2
17 x 500 = 8,500
Day
0
Years)
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Ken Pratt Boulevard Crossing Summary

US DOT Crossing #244845T
BNSF Main Line
The Ken Pratt Blvd crossing is equipped with approach
gates with flashers, cross bucks and bells. Additionally, the
medians have post-mounted flashers with cross bucks on
each approach. One set of tracks are crossed. The roadway is
configured to provide four lanes of travel, two lanes in
each direction, with raised medians on each approach.
The roadway width varies from 70 to 78 across the
crossing, which is on a severe skew to the roadway.
The roadway surface is hot mix asphalt. The speed limit
on Ken Pratt Blvd. is posted at 35 MPH in the vicinity of the
crossing. The pictures shown in Figure 15 illustrate
the existing roadway approach to the crossing. Crossing
Fig. 15. Ken Pratt Blvd
Aerial
Northeast bound

Table 15. Ken Pratt Blvd Crossing Information
Adjacent Land Use
Commercial
TBD*
TBD*
0.36 miles
Train Detection
Constant warning
Crossing Material
Concrete
Urban Principal
Arterial/23,100
# of Lanes
4
17 x 23,100 = 392,700
Day
0
Years)
* Includes crossings at Ken Pratt Blvd., Sunset Street and
Hover Street.
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Sunset Street Crossing Summary

US DOT Crossing #244844L
BNSF Main Line
The Sunset Street crossing is equipped with approach
gates with flashers, cross bucks and bells. Additionally,
there are overhead cantilever flashers on each approach.
provide four lanes of travel, two lanes in each direction.
The roadway width is approximately 42 at the crossing,
which is on a severe skew to the roadway. The roadway
surface is hot mix asphalt. The speed limit on Sunset Street
is posted at 35 MPH in the vicinity of the crossing. The
pictures shown in Figure 16 illustrate the existing roadway
approach to the crossing. Crossing information from the
Fig. 16. Sunset Street
Aerial
Northbound

Table 16. Sunset Street Crossing Information
Adjacent Land Use
Commercial
TBD*
TBD*
0.36 miles
Signs, flashers, gates,
overhead cantilevers
Train Detection
Constant warning
Crossing Material
Concrete
Urban Major
Collector/5,500
# of Lanes
4
17 x 5,500 = 93,500
Day
0
Years)
Hover Street.
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Hover Road Crossing Summary

US DOT Crossing #244842X
BNSF Main Line
The Hover Road crossing is equipped with approach
gates with flashers, cross bucks and bells. One set of tracks
are crossed. The roadway is configured to provide four
lanes of travel, two lanes in each direction. The roadway
width is approximately 60 at the crossing, which is on a
skew to the roadway. The roadway surface is hot mix asphalt.
The speed limit on Hover Road is posted at 35 MPH in
the vicinity of the crossing. The pictures shown in Figure 17
illustrate the existing roadway approach to the crossing.
Fig. 17. Hover Road
Aerial
Southbound
Table 17. Hover Road Crossing Information

Adjacent Land Use
Commercial
TBD*
TBD*
0.71 miles
Train Detection
Constant warning
Crossing Material
Concrete
Urban Minor
Arterial/5,850
# of Lanes
4
17 x 5,850 = 99,450
Day
0
Years)
Hover Street.
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III.
QUIET ZONE REQUIREMENTS
The City of Longmont is interested in establishing a Quiet Zone along a portion of the BNSF Railway track
corridor. This section of the report will identify the requirements necessary at the study crossings to satisfy the
requirements for the establishment of a Quiet Zone.
This portion of the study is based on the criteria for the establishment of Quiet Zones as outlined in the Final
Rule on Use of Locomotive Horns at Highway-Rail Grade Crossings (Final Rule), which was made effective on
June 24, 2005 by the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA). The Final Rule was last amended on August 17,
2006. On December 18, 2003, the FRA published an interim final rule that required the locomotive horn to be
sounded while trains approach and enter public highway-rail crossings. The interim final rule provided
exceptions to the above requirement, which enabled local communities to improve quality of life by creating
Quiet Zones where the locomotive horn would not need to be routinely sounded if highway-rail crossings met
certain conditions. The Final Rule facilitates the development of these Quiet Zones, requiring the
implementation of Supplemental Safety Measures (SSMs) or Alternative Safety Measures (ASMs), so as to
maintain safety at highway-rail crossings where locomotive horns have been silenced.
A Quiet Zone is a section of rail line that contains one or more consecutive public crossings at which locomotive
horns are not routinely sounded. The Final Rule contains guidelines and minimum requirements for the
establishment of a Quiet Zone. For the purposes of this study, all potential crossings qualify in the New Quiet
Zone category, as train horns are currently being sounded at the crossings, and the Quiet Zone would be
established after the effective date of the Final Rule. These minimum requirements for a New Quiet Zone are as
follows:
1. A New Quiet Zone must have a minimum length of mile along the railroad right-of-way.
2. Each public highway-rail grade crossing within a New Quiet Zone must be equipped with active grade
crossing warning devices. These devices are comprised of both flashing lights and gates which control
traffic over the crossing, and must be equipped with constant warning time (CWT) circuitry, if
reasonably practical, and power-out indicators. Any necessary upgrades to or installation of active
grade crossing warning devices must be completed before the New Quiet Zone implementation date.
3. Each highway approach to every public and private highway-rail grade crossing within a New Quiet
Zone shall be equipped with a Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) compliant
advanced warning sign that advises motorists that train horns are not sounded at the crossing.
4. Each public highway-rail grade crossing within a New Quiet Zone that is subjected to pedestrian traffic
and is equipped with automatic bells shall retain those bells in working condition.
5. Each pedestrian grade crossing within a New Quiet Zone shall be equipped with an MUTCD compliant
advanced warning sign that advises pedestrians that train horns are not sounded at the crossing.
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A.
Quiet Zone Alternatives
The public authority that is responsible for the safety and maintenance of the roadway that crosses the rail
corridor is the only entity that can apply for the establishment of a Quiet Zone. Private companies, citizens, or
neighborhood associations cannot create or apply for the establishment of a Quiet Zone independent of local
roadway authorities.
The focus of this study is to determine if Supplemental Safety Measures (SSMs), or Wayside Horns should be
used to fully compensate for the absence of the train horn. The City has indicated that the use of Alternative
Safety Measures (ASMs) is not their desired means of achieving Quiet Zones. Any of these measures may be
used to mitigate the silencing of locomotive horns at highway-rail grade crossings and reduce the risk below the
National Significant Risk Threshold (NSRT) and the Risk Index With Horns (RIWH) as defined in the Final Rule.
The SSMs to be considered, as identified in the Final Rule, include the following:
Temporary Closure (used with a nighttime-only quiet zone)

Four-Quadrant Gate System
Gates with Raised Medians or Channelization Devices
Conversion to One-Way Street with Gates across the roadway
Permanent Crossing Closure
SSMs are recognized measures that do not require further FRA review or approval prior to implementation. Use
of SSM installations is the more efficient way to achieve Quiet Zone establishment.
Alternative Safety Measures (ASMs) consist of improvements that fall outside the scope of SSMs, and may be
proposed to FRA for consideration and approval. ASMs include Modified SSMs, Non-engineering ASMs, and
Engineering ASMs. If used, the effectiveness rate of ASMs must be determined prior to FRA approval. It should
also be noted that the implementation of several ASMs may be required in order to reduce the risk below the
threshold for the silencing of train horns. For these reasons, the City has opted not to pursue analysis of ASM
installations on this rail corridor.
Wayside Horns are FRA approved devices that may be used in lieu of locomotive horns at individual or multiple
highway-rail grade crossings, including those within Quiet Zones. The wayside horn is a stationary horn located
at a highway-rail grade crossing, designed to provide audible warning to oncoming motorists of the approach of
a train. As per the Final Rule, a highway-rail grade crossing with a wayside horn shall be considered in the same
manner as a crossing treated with an SSM. A comparison of train horn and wayside horn noise footprints are
depicted in Figure 18. A highway-rail crossing with a wayside horn installation is shown in Figure 19.
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Figure 18.
Comparison of Train Horn vs. Wayside Horn Noise Footprint

Generated by: Felsburg Holt & Ullevig
Train Horn in Crossing
Figure 19.
Generated by: Felsburg Holt & Ullevig
Automated Horn
Highway-Rail Crossing Equipped with Wayside Horns
Wayside Horns
Confirmation
Signal
Photo Taken by: Felsburg Holt & Ullevig
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B.
Quiet Zone Establishment
Per the Final Rule, there are two different methods for establishing Quiet Zones; public authority designation
and FRA approval. In the public authority designation method, an SSM is applied at every public grade crossing
within the proposed Quiet Zone. In this method, the governmental entity establishing the Quiet Zone would be
required to designate the perimeters of the Quiet Zone, install the SSMs, and comply with various notice and
information requirements set forth in the rule.
The FRA approval method provides a governmental entity greater flexibility in using SSMs and ASMs to address
problem crossings. This method allows FRA to consider Quiet Zones that do not have SSMs at every crossing, as
long as implementation of the proposed SSMs and ASMs in the Quiet Zone as a whole would cause a reduction
in risk to compensate for the absence of routine sounding of the locomotive horn.
In either method, a series of notices must be sent out to interested parties. These notices include the Notice of
Intent to Create a Quiet Zone, and the Notice of Quiet Zone Establishment. Flowcharts depicting the procedure
for the establishment of Quiet Zones as well as sample FRA forms can also be found in Appendix B.
C.
Quiet Zone Improvements
Each highway-rail grade crossing within the study area of the City of Longmont was evaluated for the
implementation of a Quiet Zone. It may be advantageous to divide the Quiet Zone into phases along the BNSF
Line for implementation. In order to be compliant with the FRA Final Rule, all crossings in a Quiet Zone need to
be contiguous. A Quiet Zone may be implemented in segments; however, to be included in the original Quiet
Zone, each subsequent segment must be adjacent to a portion of the existing Quiet Zone. As a general
recommendation, any roadway improvements to crossings within a potential Quiet Zone should be made
compliant with Quiet Zone requirements.
The concept evaluation of Supplemental Safety Measures (SSMs) focused initially on the construction of raised
medians on the roadway approaches to the crossing. Other than permanent or temporary closure, this is
typically the most cost effective SSM for the establishment of a Quiet Zone. For those locations where the
construction of raised medians is not practical or feasible, wayside horns were identified as an alternative
solution.
In order to meet the requirements of a Quiet Zone, the installation of raised medians needs to meet several
criteria. The median must extend 100 from the gate arm unless there is a driveway or intersection, in which
case the median must extend at least 60 from the gate arm. The median should be at least 3 wide to provide
for signing (4 is desirable), with a 6 barrier curb.
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IV.
DEVELOPMENT OF QUIET ZONE CONCEPT IMPROVEMENTS
A.
Development Procedure
The development of the various concepts identified in this report started with a review of each crossing for its
existing roadway and railroad features and equipment. As part of this study update, a field review was
conducted to review observed conditions at each crossing, and identify any obvious upgrades or modifications
that may have occurred since the original study. Conditions reviewed included changes to the existing railroad
crossing warning devices, improvements or changes to roadway or sidewalk pavement or widths, signing,
striping, and general physical features. Field observation generally confirmed that no railroad equipment
appears to have been modified since the previous study. Some sidewalk, curb, gutter and roadway upgrades
have been completed, which may have been part of regular maintenance activities, and did not change any of
the potential crossing improvement options available to the crossings that were identified in the previous study.
There has been no change to the allowable Supplementary Safety Measures (SSM) contained in the Final Rule as
of the date of this report. All of the public crossings that are part of this study can be treated with an SSM
option. There were no locations where SSMs did not fit or unduly penalized operations. At one location, a
modified SSM consisting of the combination of two SSM treatments, one on each approach, remains in this
report for further consideration.
The ability to treat all crossings with an SSM feature is advantageous to the City in
that upon completion of installation or construction of the improvements, a Quiet
Zone can be established by public authority, without application to or approval from
the FRA. It should be noted that Modified SSMs are treated as Engineering ASMs by
the FRA. Unlike the process for SSMs, where the local public authority can designate
a quiet zone using the pre-approved measures, ASMs follow a separate procedure
whereby an application is made to the FRA for consideration and approval before a
Quiet Zone can be implemented.
Following is a brief description of each of the measures proposed for the public
highway-railroad crossings along the study corridor in the City of Longmont:
Active Controls - For each crossing area certain basic active warning devices must be
in place to establish a Quiet Zone. These include flashing lights and gates with cross
bucks and constant warning circuitry to provide a consistent message to drivers on
the through roadway.
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Raised Medians- Raised medians are the lowest cost

measure for preventing higher risk behavior of drivers
going around the gate arms. Medians should be used
wherever possible. Medians can be 60 feet from the gate
arm where a parallel street or commercial access
intersects the approach roadway. Streets or accesses
within 60 feet of the gate arm must be closed or
relocated. The preferred length of the raised median is
100 feet from the gate arm.
Raised Medians
Wayside Horns- The wayside horns are considered a one for one
trade for the locomotive horn without application to FRA for
approval. Wayside horns provide a sharp cut-off beyond the
immediate approaches to the crossing thus reducing (86-98%) the
distribution of noise near the railroad corridor within a
community. These are shown where other SSMs are not deemed
feasible and where residential land uses are not in proximity of
the crossing.
Wayside Horns
4-Quadrant Gates- These are placed on both sides of the

tracks to prevent vehicles from either intentionally or
unintentionally entering the track area while a train is
approaching. This configuration completely isolates the
railroad corridor, and is characteristically the most expensive
option. Railroads typically also request traffic detection loops
within the pavement between the two sets of gates to detect
trapped vehicles and trigger an exit gate to open allowing the
vehicle to escape. This need is ultimately determined by the
PUC.
4-Quadrant Gates
Closed Crossing- The safest and least costly treatment is to physically close a crossing whenever possible and
where adequate alternate routes are available for circulation. These are generally proposed on cross streets
having the lowest through traffic volumes and least continuity across the community. The presence of Atwood
Street parallel to the tracks from Longs Peak to 3rd Avenue provides the City with opportunity to close one or
more crossings within this segment of the corridor, while still providing parallel circulation routes to the next
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B.
Regional Transportation District Crossing Evaluation
As part of this study update, the Northwest Rail Corridor Final Environmental Evaluation (RTD EE), Regional
Transportation District, May 2010, was reviewed to determine the evaluation and findings for the additional five
crossings south and west of the Main Street crossing.
The RTD EE evaluated the BNSF Railway corridor from Westminster to Longmont along the existing BNSF Railway
track. The report identified the intention to ultimately rehabilitate or replace the existing BNSF track, and add
one new track adjacent to the existing BNSF track. Both tracks would be utilized by freight and commuter rail
vehicles.
As part of this future infrastructure development, 11 stations would be constructed, with one intended to be
placed in downtown Longmont, and one to be place in the area of the Village at the Peaks. The downtown
station is identified to be located just west of Main Street along 1st Avenue. The Twin Peaks station is shown
between the crossings of Sunset Street and Hover Road.
The RTD EE identifies that the construction of the commuter rail platform for the downtown station will require
the closure of 1st Avenue between S. Pratt Parkway and Main Street. The west Leg of the Main Street/1st Avenue
intersection will be removed, leaving a three-leg intersection. This also causes the closure of Coffman Street at
1st Avenue and Terry Street at 1st Avenue. The result for the BNSF crossings, is that each of these crossings is
proposed to be closed. Closure of these crossings is considered an SSM treatment, and a will allow for Quiet
Zone establishment.
Rail crossing mitigation identified for the remaining three crossings at Ken Pratt Boulevard, Sunset Street and
Hover Road, identify crossing warning devices for Quiet Zone compliance as follows:
Ken Pratt Boulevard/SH 119 Existing: At-Grade-Approach Gates with Raised Medians
RTD EE Recommendations: Same as existing
Sunset Street Existing: At-Grade-Approach Gates
RTD EE Recommendations: At-Grade-Approach Gates with Raised Medians
95th Street/Hover Road Existing: At-Grade-Approach Gates with Raised Medians
RTD EE Recommendations: Same as existing
In reviewing the RTD recommendations, the following clarification is provided relative to the viable options for
each of these crossings for Quiet Zone compliance:
Ken Pratt Boulevard The existing railroad equipment is Quiet Zone compliant. The southwest approach median
extends 79 feet from the gate arm to the opposite end median face of curb, which exceeds the minimum
required length of 60 feet. The northeast approach median closes the gap between the approach gate and track,
but does not extend to the east for the required minimum 60 feet (100 feet, preferred). For compliance with the
SSM of Raised Medians with Gates, this raised median would need to be extended 100 feet from the approach
gate arm to the east.
Sunset Street The existing railroad equipment is Quiet Zone compliant. This crossing will require input from the
Federal Railroad Administration regarding the northeast-bound Ken Pratt Blvd to southbound Sunset Street right
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turn lane, and its distance from the southbound approach gate on Sunset Street. Typically, for the Raised
Medians with Gates option to be viable, the FRA has indicated that the 60-foot minimum distance of the median
from the approach gate arm, must also be the distance to the nearest intersecting street. Because this turn lane
intersects Sunset Street within the length of a proposed 60-foot median, it will require FRA input to determine
its viability.
As an alternative within this report, the option of 4-quadrant gates is also provided, in the event the Raised
Medians with Gates SSM is deemed unviable.
Hover Road The existing railroad equipment is Quiet Zone compliant. This crossing currently has short raised
medians surrounding the approach gates that are housed in the medians. Beyond the raised median portion on
each approach, is an extended painted median. The SSM of Raised Medians with Gates is a viable option at this
crossing, but would require extension of the raised medians to a point not less than 60 feet, but preferably 100
feet, from the approach gate arm, on each approach.
One element of this crossing that could render the SSM of Raised Medians with Gates unviable, is the
emergency access on the northwest quadrant to the commercial facility. This crossing does not have a curb
cut/driveway, but is grasscrete behind a full height 6-inch curb. Because this access is within 60 feet of the
approach gate arm, but its use is not intended to be for the general public, it is unknown at this time if it is
acceptable for the access to remain and utilize the Raised Medians with Gates SSM. The diagnostic review
meeting with input from the FRA, will determine if the Raised Medians with Gates SSM is acceptable. If the FRA
determines the presence of this emergency access precludes the use of the Raised Medians with Gates SSM, the
City may wish to consider relocating the emergency access 60 feet from the approach railroad gate arm, to
comply with the requirements for the Raised Medians with Gates SSM. This may be a less expensive option than
the 4-quadrant gate treatment. For the purposes of this report, it is assumed the emergency access can remain,
or be relocated, and the SSM of Raised Medians with Gates is a viable option.
Table 18 shows the concept level options considered for each crossing within the study area.
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Table 18. Quiet Zone Concept Improvement Options

SSM Options
CROSSING STREET
M.P.
DIST
BTWN
XINGS
Circuitry
RR
Upgrade
CIRCUITRY Req'd
GATES/
LIGHTS
FRA
ADT
Mod
Adjacent Raised Oneway

4-Quad SSM Wayside
Land Use Medians Streets Closure Gates Option Horns
245010J
Highway 66
46.82
0.49 DC/AFO
YES
YES
18,500
Resid.
094525C
21st Avenue
46.33
0.49 DC/AFO
YES
YES
5,000
Resid.
245009P
17th Avenue
45.81
0.50 CWT
YES
15,300
Resid.
245008H
Mountain View
Avenue
45.31
0.50 DC/AFO
YES
YESCant.
6,250
Resid.
245007B
9th Avenue
44.77
0.25 DC/AFO
YES
YESCant.
13,500
Resid.
245005M
Longs Peak
Avenue
44.52
0.12 CWT
YES
1,800
Resid.
245004F
6th Avenue
44.40
0.11 None
YES
NO
700
Resid.
245003Y
5th Avenue
44.29
0.11 None
YES
NO
750
Resid.
245002S
4th Avenue
44.18
0.12 None
YES
NO
800
Resid.
244848N
3rd Avenue
44.06
0.12 DC/AFO
YES
YESCant.
12,600
Comm.
244849V
Main Street /
US 287
43.57
0.13 CWT
YES
27,000
Comm.
244847G
Coffman Street 43.50
0.07 None
YES
NO
300
Comm.
244846A
Terry Street
43.43
0.07 None
YES
NO
500
Comm.
244845T
Ken Pratt
Boulevard
42.53
0.36 CWT
YES
23,100
Comm.
244844L
Sunset Street
42.17
0.36 CWT
YESCant.
5,500
Comm.
244842X
Hover Road
41.36
0.71 CWT
YES
5,850
Comm.
crossings have constant warning circuitry required for Quiet Zone establishment
(Note: if new railroad equipment is proposed, circuitry may require upgrade to be
compatible.)
C.
crossing has adjacent crossing closer than

1/4 mile; will need to address as a corridor
Concept Crossing Improvements
The following pages show one or more possible crossing improvement options for each public roadway-railroad
crossing in the study area for the City of Longmont. There are three areas where pedestrian crossing is
suspected. These areas were reviewed previously. Recommended improvements are discussed in the next
section, and shown on the pedestrian crossing improvements concepts provided after the roadway crossing
concepts.
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C.
Areas of Pedestrian Crossing Activity
The Quiet Zone study area contains three locations of noted pedestrian and/or bicycle crossing activity that are
not located at an FRA-registered crossing. This activity is not only considered trespassing on private property,
which is illegal, but also presents a safety hazard. Unofficial crossings such as these that are identified within a
corridor being studied for Quiet Zone establishment can cause locomotive engineers to override the Quiet Zone
designation and sound the locomotive horn if pedestrians or bikes are seen crossing the tracks. Locomotive
engineers have the authority to sound their horn at any time there is activity on the track, regardless of the
Quiet Zone designation. The locations identified as those of unofficial pedestrian crossing are discussed below.
15th Avenue - This roadway is discontinued across the BNSF tracks. The street is a residential street east and
west of the BNSF tracks, with a school located to the west. This area is used as a short cut by pedestrians and
bikes. BNSF No Trespassing signs are currently in place at this location. The railroad and agency
representatives present at the Field Diagnostic Review indicated that this crossing should be closed off via
fencing to eliminate the illegal trespassing. The City subsequently discussed the issue further, and may pursue a
more natural deterrent such as a vegetative hedge to block the crossing area.
Placer Avenue Cul-de-Sac - Placer Avenue is a cul-de-sac on the east side of the BNSF tracks. Along the outside
of the cul-de-sac is a neighborhood trail, which does not cross the tracks, but loops around and remains
completely east of the tracks. West of the tracks in this location is an irrigation canal and access road. The
pattern of pedestrian crossing that is evident at this location is that of users leaving the formal trail on the east,
crossing the tracks and utilizing the canal maintenance road on the west. There are no schools on either side of
the tracks at this location. The railroad and agencies present at the Field Diagnostic Review discussed placement
of fencing between the east trail loop and the tracks and/or requesting the ditch company gate off their access
road on the west. The City subsequently discussed placement of a vegetative hedge between the trail loop on
the east and the BNSF tracks either with or without a fence to block use of this short cut by trail users.
Atwood Street - The BNSF Railway tracks south of 9th Avenue are on a curve, which straightens to due northsouth at approximately Longs Peak Avenue. The segment of track between 9th Avenue and Longs Peak, which
curves into Atwood Street, allows for pedestrian and bicycle cut-through from the east onto the railroad rightof-way for access north or south along the tracks, or directly across to Atwood Street. This again presents a
trespassing issue and potential for locomotive engineers to sound their horns, even in a designated Quiet Zone,
in the event pedestrians or bikes are seen crossing the tracks. The railroad and agencies at the Field Diagnostic
Review indicated that fencing may be necessary to block pedestrian and bike traffic at this location, and along
Atwood Street to the south, except at designated roadway crossings, to define allowable crossing locations. The
City has reviewed both fencing and non-fencing options along Atwood Street.
The following pages show the areas of pedestrian crossing along the corridor, and possible treatments to
close access to these areas in support of the Quiet Zone corridor.
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V.
EVALUATION OF QUIET ZONE CONCEPT IMPROVEMENTS
A.
Safety Considerations
Of primary concern are the areas between the cross streets along the Atwood Street corridor. Typical Quiet
Zone crossings are a single street crossing perpendicular or at a skew to a single railroad corridor with one or
more tracks. The presence of the railroad tracks within a median in the middle of the street allows access by
pedestrians to the rail corridor at locations other than the cross streets.
For establishment of a Quiet Zone along Atwood Street, the rail corridor may require further isolation. The areas
where the BNSF tracks currently reside in a raised median may need to be treated with ornamental fencing
along one side of the tracks to deter pedestrians and bikes from crossing the tracks other than at designated
roadway crossings. Appendix C includes option renderings for track isolation along Atwood Street.
B.
Field Diagnostic Review
During the previous study effort, the City hosted an office review followed by a field diagnostic review of the
crossings on Wednesday, April 14, 2010 with the City, PUC and FRA in attendance. The group met in office first
to review the crossing concepts and discuss concerns. Following office review, the team visited each crossing to
review geometry, roadway use, and sight distances and discuss concept options which may or may not remain
viable.
Key results of the previous BNSF Diagnostic Review regarding the downtown crossings are as follows:
Crossings north of downtown are traditional one track-one roadway crossings, all of which can be
treated with standard SSMs for Quiet Zone establishment
There are three areas of unofficial crossing by pedestrians and bikes along the study corridor that need
to be treated to block use
The 9th Avenue crossing is on a skew and can be treated with several options, but requires consideration
of the commercial access on the northwest quadrant and the public street intersecting 9th Avenue on
the southeast quadrant
Consideration should be given to closing some combination of street crossings between Longs Peak and
3rd Avenue to minimize cost. The group discussed closing every other crossing such as 6th and 4th
Avenues, leaving Longs Peak, 5th, and 3rd Avenues open for circulation
Emery Street should be considered for closure provided traffic circulation issues can be addressed
The FRA indicated that crossings broken into groups for ease of funding, are each considered a separate
Quiet Zone
The Quiet Zone corridor needs to address illegal crossing locations. Locomotive horns being blown due
to trespassing is the number one complaint the FRA receives from residents along a designated Quiet
Zone
The PUC and FRA recommended the 4-quadrant gate SSM installation at every crossing that is to remain
open from Longs Peak through 4th Avenue, and in close proximity to the tracks, as this option truly
isolates the track crossing area during train presence while allowing thru movements along Atwood
Street and right-in-right-out movements to continue during train presence
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C.
Noise Contour Diagram
Study information was presented to the Transportation Advisory Board (TAB) on Monday, June 28, 2010. A
Noise Contour Diagram was provided to the Citys Transportation Advisory Board (TAB) in June of 2010 to show
a generalized level of noise surrounding the BNSF corridor from Highway 66 to Main Street. At that time, City
staff also calculated the number of residential units within each noise contour range to reflect the approximate
number of residences that may be affected by train horn noise. The Board indicated that horn noise may be
bothersome to residences beyond the contours shown on the exhibit. Board members also indicated that the
older portion of town between 9th Avenue and 3rd Avenue have closer spaced crossings causing more train horn
noise within that segment. Recognizing that crossings would be grouped into economically feasible projects and
pursued as funding allows, the Board expressed support for pursuit of Quiet Zone establishment of the entire
corridor.
As part of this study update, the noise evaluation was carried further southwest to encompass the crossings at
Coffman, Terry, Ken Pratt Boulevard, Sunset and Hover. The Noise Contour Diagram was updated to include
noise contours around these crossings. The City will complete a residential rooftop count for the noise contours
surrounding the additional crossings. These numbers will be included in the Final version of this report.
The updated Noise Contour Diagram is included in Appendix D.
D.
Concept Costs
FHU generated an opinion of conceptual level construction costs for each Quiet Zone Improvement option.
Roadway improvement costs are taken from current industry information for materials and utilize approximate
percentages of construction items to estimate drainage, stormwater management, construction traffic control,
mobilization, signing & striping, and contingencies. Costs for railroad elements are also taken from current,
available industry information for materials and labor. It should be noted that these costs are conceptual in
nature, and would be refined as the City proceeds into design of actual crossing improvements.
Concept costs for each crossing option are shown in Table 19.
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Table 19. Opinion of Conceptual Costs

SSM Options
CROSSING
STREET
245010J
Highway 66
M.P.
Raised Oneway
Medians Streets Closure
4-Quad
Gates
Wayside
Horns
46.82
X
094525C
21st Avenue
46.33
X
X
X
245009P
245008H
17th Avenue
45.81
45.31
245007B
E. 9th Avenue
44.77
X
X
X
X
X
X
245005M
Longs Peak Avenue
44.52
X
X
245004F
6th Avenue
44.40
X
X
X
245003Y
5th Avenue
44.29
X
X
245002S
4th Avenue
44.18
X
244848N
3rd Avenue
44.06
244849V
Main Street / US 287
43.57
X
X
X
X
X (south)
X (north)
X
244847G
Coffman Street
43.50
244846A
Terry Street
43.43
244845T
244844L
Ken Pratt Boulevard

Sunset Street
42.53
42.17
X
X
244842X
Hover Road
41.36
Opinion of
Construct
Cost
Rounded
$325,000
$468,000
$286,000
$286,000
$481,000
$117,000
$325,000
$481,000
$598,000
$546,000
$507,000
$481,000
$325,000
$130,000
$52,000
$520,000
$65,000
$480,000
$481,000
$52,000
$480,000
$52,000
$481,000
$480,000
$494,000
$637,000
$481,000
$156,000
$247,000
$52,000
$468,000
$160,000
$117,000
$117,000
$481,000
$117,000
Comments/Notes
Requires speed reduction; CDOT approval
Requires closure of one access on NW
PUC will require sidewalk closure also
Requires approach gates/flashers/xbucks

Requires alternate access to Terry St.
Will require stub medians due to skew
PEDESTRIAN CROSSING AREAS

N/A
N/A
N/A
15th Avenue- Path

Placer Avenue Bike Trail
Atwood Street -Path
X
X
X
$13,000
$26,000
$78,000
Cost is for fencing only

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VI.
IMPLEMENTATION PLAN
A.
Funding and Oversight
State jurisdiction over railroad safety is extremely broad, however most areas have been preempted by the
federal government. The Public Utilities Commission (PUC) of Colorado has primary jurisdiction over all public
highway-rail crossings, including the opening and closing of at-grade crossings, upgrading of crossings,
overpasses or underpasses, and the allocation of costs for grade separations, if requested. All economic
jurisdiction over railroads that are part of the national railroad system come under the jurisdiction of the Surface
Transportation Board.
Typically, applications to the PUC are required for highway-railroad crossings if the roadway is being widened, if
additional crossing elements (such as pedestrian walkways, bike trails, etc.) are being added to a crossing, or if
there are operational changes on the part of the railroad. The following activities do not require a PUC
application:
1. Replacement of the roadway crossing surface material (provided the surface is not being lengthened to
widen the roadway)
2. Placement or replacement of approach signing or striping in accordance with MUTCD standards
3. Slight raising or lowering of the crossing to match approaches for smoothness
According to PUC regulations, costs for improvements to at-grade crossings are allocated to the road authority
and railroad as follows:
1. Surfacing
a. Road Authority
i. Crossing material and maintenance
ii. Road approach material, labor and maintenance
b. Railroad
i. Labor to install crossing material
ii. Track, tie, ballast, subballast material, labor and maintenance
2. Signing, Striping and Signals
a. Road Authority
i. Approach warning signs and pavement striping in accordance with MUTCD
ii. Signal improvements if the road authority is the project proponent
b. Railroad
i. Crossing sign (cross bucks)
Federal and State Funding
The recent passing of the Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act has provided more federal level
funding availability for crossing improvements that could assist communities in working toward Quiet Zone
compliance. Historically, none of the funding opportunities specifically indicated use for Quiet Zones. However,
the more recent funding announcements provide several grant options that could include improvements that
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render crossings Quiet Zone compliant, as well as a grant program that specifically includes Quiet Zone projects.
The following is a brief summary of some of the programs and funding available:
Colorado Section 130 Funds: The Federal Section 130 railroad/highway hazard elimination program (Section 130
Funding) is a source of federal funds available for crossing safety improvements. CDOT allocates the Federal
Section 130 money for the State of Colorado for at-grade crossings and grade separated crossings.
CDOT now receives approximately $5.0 million in funding from the Federal government each year for Section 130
crossings improvements. As a general rule, about half of the funding is budgeted for the additional of railroad
flashing lights and gates at crossings. CDOT utilizes a hazard index analysis to prioritize crossings in need of safety
improvements, and allocates funding to those crossings accordingly each year.
Activities eligible for the use of Section 130 safety funds are as follows:
Crossing consolidations (including the funding of incentive payments up to $15,000 on a 50-percent
matching basis to local jurisdictions for crossing closures).
Installation of grade separations at crossings or repair of existing grade separations.
Signing.
Pavement marking.
Illumination.
New highway-railroad grade crossing signals.
Upgraded highway-railroad grade crossing signals or circuits.
Improved crossing surfaces.
Traffic signal interconnection/preemption.
Sight distance or geometric improvements.
Data improvements (up to 2 percent of apportionment).
Nationally Significant Freight and Highway Projects Funding: This is a competitive grant process through the
USDOT. Grants must be at least $25 million. Eligible applicants include states, MPOs over 200,000 in population,
local governments, political subdivisions of a state or local government, tribal governments, public authority
with a transportation function, and federal land management agencies jointly applying with a state. Eligible
projects include highway freight project, rail freight projects, and railway-highway grade crossings or grade
separation projects. There are other stipulations to the governments allocation of this funding that can be
reviewed on the USDOT website.
TIGER Grant Funding: Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) Discretionary Grant
program provides funds for surface transportation projects that will have a significant impact on the Nation, a
metropolitan area or a region. Within Colorado, the Town of Windsor was successful in their pursuit of TIGER V
funds for Quiet Zone improvements to 13 at-grade crossings within the Towns limits. Since the program was
established in 2009, the types of projects receiving TIGER Grant funds have become more diverse and the
locations, more widespread. This funding is a viable option for funding Quiet Zone improvements.
Intercity Passenger Rail Funding: This new Grant Program is to assist in financing the cost of improving
passenger and freight rail. This grant program specifically indicates that eligible projects include Positive Train
Control (PTC), capital projects, highway-rail grade crossing projects, including Quiet Zones. Federal share is
limited to 80%, giving preference to projects requesting 50% or less, and setting aside 25% for rural areas.
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Funding under this program is subject to annual appropriations. Although the City does not currently have
passenger rail, current freight rail operations and planned commuter rail to Longmont may allow for pursuit of
this funding if City funds can be allocated to support the non-subsidized portion.
Other Funds: Other potential funding sources include local General Fund, Sales Tax revenue, Special Districts,
Tax Increment Financing (TIF) and Federal earmarks. It should be mentioned that any use of federal funding
would trigger studies following the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The cost to perform NEPA studies
are not included in the estimates provided in this report.
B.
Crossing Groups and Associated Costs
Many communities interested in Quiet Zone establishment prioritize and phase crossing improvements over
a period of time to allow for budgeting, planning and design, and to spread the costs out, making the overall
pursuit more affordable.
The Final Rule indicates a necessary length for a Quiet Zone of mile. Therefore, mile is needed on each
side of each crossing to meet this criterion. Where several crossings are in closer proximity than mile, these
crossings need to be addressed as a corridor, in order to render the series of crossings quiet.
rd
One such corridor is the BNSF line from Longs Peak to 3 Avenue. This close residential corridor has a series of
5 crossings that are approximately 0.1 mile apart.
The previous evaluation report included City discussion regarding logical grouping of the crossings based on
location, type of treatment and amount of existing crossing warning devices currently in place that contribute
to Quiet Zone establishment. The previously grouped crossings are modified slightly to include the additional
crossings previously evaluated by RTD, that are now included in this study update. It should be noted that the
grouping of crossings is not intended to represent a prioritization, but rather the names of the crossings that
can or must be addressed at the same time, due to proximity or other issues. The logically grouped crossings
are as follows:
th
Group 1 Crossings 17 Avenue. This group previously included Ken Pratt Boulevard, which is now included in
Group 7 below. This crossing currently has the railroad infrastructure for Quiet Zone establishment. The
crossing can utilize the raised medians with approach gates treatment. Construction of adequate length raised
medians at this crossing would complete the SSM treatment, after which the City could establish the crossing
as a Quiet Zone through public authority designation. This crossing, because of the relatively minor level of
investment and necessary additional treatment, is lower in cost, and can be completed when funding is
available.
Group 2 Crossings Highway 66 and 21st Avenue. These crossings are standard roadway-railroad
perpendicular crossings which can be treated with the standard SSM of raised medians with approach gates.
Both crossings currently have the basic standard gates and flashers, and would need to be upgraded to
Constant Warning Time (CWT) circuitry. Note that the upgrade to the required circuitry may require an
upgrade to the newer gates and flashers for compatibility in the electronic communication and function. The
improvements at these crossings could be pursued simultaneously or sequentially, as the distance between
them is 0.5 mile, which meets the criteria of having mile on each side of each crossing for individual Quiet
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Zone establishment. Improvements needed at these crossings could be accomplished as a group for a
reasonable budget.
Group 3 Crossings 15th Avenue Pedestrian Crossing and Mountain View Avenue. Mountain View Avenue
currently has the basic standard gates and flashers, along with railroad cantilever structures. The circuitry at
this crossing would need to be upgraded to CWT. This crossing can utilize the raised medians with approach
gates treatment for Quiet Zone establishment. The unofficial crossing at 15th Avenue north of Mountain View
presents a trespassing hazard and the presence of pedestrians on the tracks at this location will cause
locomotive engineers to sound their horns, even within a designated Quiet Zone. This study includes concept
costs for fencing to close off the access. However, the need for a safer crossing at this location was discussed
previously, and the City may determine that a grade separated pedestrian/bicycle facility is needed.
th
th
Group 4 Crossings - 9 Avenue and the Placer Avenue Pedestrian Crossing. The 9 Avenue crossing is on a
severe skew, and required careful consideration of the commercial accesses on the northwest quadrant. This
business utilizes large trucks and requires maneuverability through its access drives and parking area. The 4quadrant gate option maintains all of the accesses, with the closest public access on the northwest quadrant
being adjusted slightly to the west. Because of the skew, short medians are necessary between the ends of
the approach and exit gates on each side of the tracks to close the gaps and truly isolate the track area.
Crossing of the tracks by pedestrians from the neighborhood trail near the Placer Avenue cul-de-sac on the
east to the irrigation canal service road on the west presents a trespassing hazard similar to that at 15th
Avenue. This study includes concept costs for fencing to close off this short cut.
Group 5 Crossings This group includes the residential neighborhoods along Atwood Street from south of 9th
Avenue to 3rd Avenue. Through the majority of this corridor, the BNSF tracks are within a raised median down
the middle of Atwood Street, with one northbound lane on the east side of the tracks and one southbound
lane on the west side of the tracks. In order to isolate the track during train presence, but still allow through
movements along Atwood, and right-in-right-out movements onto and off of Atwood, 4-quadrant gates
installations at each cross street, and in line with the outer edges of the existing median, would be needed.
This is the most expensive option for creating a Quiet Zone along this corridor, but allows all of the crossings
to remain open.
Wayside Horns were added as an additional option at the crossings of 4th, 5th, and 6th Avenues. Because these
crossings are currently passive crossings, with no active warning railroad infrastructure, the expense to
incorporate wayside horns includes the addition of the required basic active warning treatment of approach
railroad gates, flashers, cross bucks, bells, CWT circuitry and a railroad signal bungalow. This is a viable option,
however, the conversion from passive to active crossing configuration adds substantially to the cost.
Another option would be to close some cross streets to traffic, while still allowing north-south movements
along Atwood Street, and right-in-right-out movements. The presence of Atwood Street along the tracks
allows for continued circulation through this neighborhood area. Motorists approaching a crossing which has
been closed will retain the option of driving north or south along Atwood to the next open crossing. Crossing
closure of some of the crossings in this corridor would allow for establishment of a Quiet Zone at a
substantially reduced cost. Closed crossings require no expensive warning treatments.
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It should be noted that, as part of the previous study effort, the Diagnostic Review Team identified that
isolation of the corridor, except at crossings to remain open, would be needed in order to avoid locomotive
horn blowing due to trespassing. Placement of ornamental fence or fence with vegetative hedge along one
side of the tracks would discourage pedestrians and bicycles from crossing the tracks except at designated
crossings. This is an aesthetic and circulation issue that will necessitate coordination with the surrounding
neighborhood, schools and emergency response organizations.
This study includes concept costs for providing 4-quadrant gates at each crossing, as well as the option of
closing two crossings, and providing 4-quadrant gates at the remaining crossings.
Group 6 Crossings - Main Street, Coffman Street and Terry Street. These within areas of primarily commercial
and industrial land use. Main Street currently has CWT circuitry and the necessary approach gates and
flashers. The addition of exit gates at this crossing for a 4-quadrant gate installation is recommended for Quiet
Zone establishment. Note that the addition of exit gates to complete a 4-quadrant gate installation will likely
require replacement of the existing approach gates and signal bungalow to the current version of the CWT
circuitry, for compatibility in communication between the crossing warning elements.
Coffman Street and Terry Street were previously studied by RTD, and recommended for closure in anticipation
of the future commuter rail line and associated station platform to be located in this area. Because these
crossings are within mile of Main Street, they would require treatment or closure in order to achieve Quiet
Zone at Main Street.
Group 7 Crossings The crossings of Ken Pratt Boulevard, Sunset Street, and Hover Road were studied by the
Regional Transportation District (RTD) in association with the Fastracks Northwest Rail Corridor evaluation.
Each of these crossings currently has the CWT circuitry required for Quiet Zone. Also note that each of these
crossings is more than mile from any adjacent crossing, and therefore, each could be pursued for Quiet
Zone independently. Ken Pratt and Hover Street are good candidates for raised medians with approach gates,
at which the only cost would be for the construction/extension of raised medians. Sunset Street has an added
complexity of the intersecting Ken Pratt Boulevard within close proximity to the eastbound approach railroad
gate, which may necessitate additional review and discussion with the FRA. Therefore, the knowledge that
each of these crossings can be pursued for Quiet Zone independently is advantageous to the City if funding
becomes available.
Table 20 shows the grouping of the crossings, along with notes regarding implementation, and approximate
summarized costs for Groups 1 through 7.
Figures 20 through 27 show the various crossing improvement concepts for each group of crossings. These
figures were created to identify the relative distance between adjacent crossings, and show the various
improvement options that are viable at each crossing.
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Table 20. Crossing Groups and Associated Costs
GROUP
CROSSINGS/LOCATIONS
Opinion of
Opinion of
Constr Cost Constr Cost
QUIET ZONE TREATMENT
Per Site
Total
17th Avenue
Gates/Medians
Contingencies
Gates/Medians
$286,000
Possible speed reduction
21st Avenue
Gates/Medians
$286,000
Requires some outer curb work
$100,000
Gates/Medians
$325,000
15th Ave Ped Crossing
Fencing
$13,000
$100,000
E. 9th Avenue
4-Quadrant Gates
$546,000
Placer Ave Ped Crossing
Fencing
$26,000
Contingencies
5a
$100,000
$438,000
Requires relocation of NW access
$672,000
$78,000
Longs Peak Avenue
4-Quadrant Gates
$481,000
High pedestrian crossing area
6th Avenue
4-Quadrant Gates
$520,000
Currently has signing only
5th Avenue
4-Quadrant Gates
$481,000
4th Avenue
4-Quadrant Gates
$481,000
3rd Avenue
4-Quadrant Gates
$637,000
Will require new cantilever structure
Atwood St Ped Crossing
Fencing
$200,000 $2,878,000
$78,000
Longs Peak Avenue
4-Quadrant Gates
$481,000
High pedestrian crossing area
6th Avenue
Closure
$52,000
5th Avenue
4-Quadrant Gates
$481,000
4th Avenue
Closure
$52,000
3rd Avenue
4-Quadrant Gates
$637,000
Will require new cantilever structure
Main Street / US 287
4-Quadrant Gates
$200,000 $1,981,000
$481,000
Coffman Street
Closure
$52,000
Terry Street
Closure
$160,000
Contingencies
Requires some outer curb work
Fencing
Contingencies
$672,000
Atwood St Ped Crossing
Contingencies
5b
$217,000
Highway 66
Contingencies
$117,000
$100,000
Contingencies
Comments/Notes
$150,000
Ken Pratt Boulevard
Gates/Medians
$117,000
S. Sunset Street
4-Quadrant Gates
$481,000
S. Hover Street
Gates/Medians
$117,000
Requires alternate access to Terry St.
$843,000
Assumes raised medians not viable
$715,000
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Figure 25
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Figure 26
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Figure 27
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APPENDIX A
U.S. DOT CROSSING INVENTORY SUMMARY SHEETS
Appendix
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
U. S. DOT CROSSING INVENTORY FORM

OMB No. 2130-0017
FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION
Instructions for the initial reporting of the following types of new or previously unreported crossings: For public highway-rail grade crossings, complete the entire inventory
Form. For private highway-rail grade crossings, complete the Header, Parts I and II, and the Submission Information section. For public pathway grade crossings (including
pedestrian station grade crossings), complete the Header, Parts I and II, and the Submission Information section. For Private pathway grade crossings, complete the Header,
Parts I and II, and the Submission Information section. For grade-separated highway-rail or pathway crossings (including pedestrian station crossings), complete the Header, Part
I, and the Submission Information section. For changes to existing data, complete the Header, Part I Items 1-3, and the Submission Information section, in addition to the
updated data fields. Note: For private crossings only, Part I Item 20 and Part III Item 2.K. are required unless otherwise noted.
An asterisk * denotes an optional field.
A. Revision Date
B. Reporting Agency
C. Reason for Update (Select only one)
D. DOT Crossing
(MM/DD/YYYY)
Inventory Number
Transit
New
Closed
No Train
Quiet
Railroad
Change in
08
29
2014
_____/_____/_________
Data
Crossing
Traffic
Zone Update
State
Other
Re-Open
Date
Change in Primary
Admin.
245003Y
Change Only
Operating RR
Correction
Part I: Location and Classification Information
1. Primary Operating Railroad

2. State
3. County
BNSF Railway Company [BNSF]
COLORADO
BOULDER
_____________________________________________________
________________________________
____________________________________
4. City / Municipality
5. Street/Road Name & Block Number
6. Highway Type & No.
5TH AVE
________________________________|
__________________
In
LONGMONT
FAU8070
Near
__________________________
(Street/Road Name)
|* (Block Number)
_______________________________________
7. Do Other Railroads Operate a Separate Track at Crossing? Yes
8. Do Other Railroads Operate Over Your Track at Crossing? Yes
No
No
If Yes, Specify RR
If Yes, Specify RR
____________, ____________, ____________, _____________
____________, ____________, ____________, _____________
9. Railroad Division or Region
10. Railroad Subdivision or District
11. Branch or Line Name
12. RR Milepost
0044.29
_______|____________|____________
POWDER RIVER
FRONT RANGE
DEN UD-WENDOVER
None
_______________________
None
_______________________
None
_______________________
(prefix) | (nnnn.nnn)
| (suffix)
13. Line Segment
14. Nearest RR Timetable
15. Parent RR (if applicable)
16. Crossing Owner (if applicable)
*
Station
*
0476
LONGMONT
BNSF
_________________________
__________________________
N/A
_____________________________
N/A
_________________________________
17. Crossing Type
18. Crossing Purpose
19. Crossing Position
20. Public Access
21. Type of Train
22. Average Passenger
(if Private Crossing)

Freight
Transit
Train Count Per Day
Highway
At Grade
Less Than One Per Day
Pathway, Ped.
RR Under
Yes
Intercity Passenger
Shared Use Transit
Public
0
Private
Station, Ped.
RR Over
No
Commuter
Tourist/Other
Number Per Day_____
23. Type of Land Use
Open Space
Farm
Commercial
Industrial
Institutional
Recreational
RR Yard
Residential
24. Is there an Adjacent Crossing with a Separate Number?
25. Quiet Zone (FRA provided)
Yes No
If Yes, Provide Crossing Number __________________
26. HSR Corridor ID
27. Latitude in decimal degrees
__________________ N/A
30.A. Railroad Use *
(WGS84 std: nn.nnnnnnn) 40.1673640
No
24 Hr Partial Chicago Excused

28. Longitude in decimal degrees
(WGS84 std: -nnn.nnnnnnn) -105.0964930
31.A. State Use *
30.B. Railroad Use *
31.B. State Use *
30.C. Railroad Use *
31.C. State Use *
30.D. Railroad Use *
31.D. State Use *
32.A. Narrative (Railroad Use) *
32.B. Narrative (State Use) *
Date Established _________________

29. Lat/Long Source
Actual
Estimated
33. Emergency Notification Telephone No. (posted)
34. Railroad Contact (Telephone No.)
35. State Contact (Telephone No.)
800-832-5452
_________________________________
817-352-1549
______________________________________
303-757-9425
_________________________________
Part II: Railroad Information

1. Estimated Number of Daily Train Movements
1.A. Total Day Thru Trains
1.B. Total Night Thru Trains
1.C. Total Switching Trains
1.D. Total Transit Trains
1.E. Check if Less Than
(6 AM to 6 PM)
(6 PM to 6 AM)
One Movement Per Day
9
8
0
__________
__________
__________
__________
How many trains per week? ______
2. Year of Train Count Data (YYYY)
3. Speed of Train at Crossing
20
3.A. Maximum Timetable Speed (mph) __________
1
20
__________
3.B. Typical Speed Range Over Crossing (mph) From __________
to __________
4. Type and Count of Tracks
1
Main __________
Siding __________ Yard __________ Transit __________ Industry __________
5. Train Detection (Main Track only)
Constant Warning Time Motion Detection AFO PTC DC Other
None
6. Is Track Signaled?
7.A. Event Recorder
Yes
Yes No
No
FORM FRA F 6180.71 (Rev. 3/15)
OMB approval expires 3/31/2018
7.B. Remote Health Monitoring

Yes No
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A. Revision Date (MM/DD/YYYY)
08/29/2014
1. Are there
Signs or Signals?
Yes No
D. Crossing Inventory Number (7 char.)

245003Y
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Part III: Highway or Pathway Traffic Control Device Information
2. Types of Passive Traffic Control Devices associated with the Crossing

2.A. Crossbuck
Assemblies (count)
2
2.E. Low Ground Clearance Sign

(W10-5)
Yes (count_______)
No
2.J. Other MUTCD Signs
Specify Type _______________
Specify Type _______________
Specify Type _______________
2.B. STOP Signs (R1-1)

(count)
0
2.C. YIELD Signs (R1-2)

(count)
2.F. Pavement Markings
Stop Lines
RR Xing Symbols
Yes
No
Dynamic Envelope
None
2.D. Advance Warning Signs (Check all that apply; include count)
None
W10-3 ________ W10-11 __________

W10-1 ________
W10-2 ________
W10-4 ________ W10-12 __________
2.G. Channelization
2.H. EXEMPT Sign
2.I. ENS Sign (I-13)
Devices/Medians
(R15-3)
Displayed
Yes
Yes
All Approaches
Median
No
No
One Approach
None
2.K. Private Crossing
Signs (if private)
Count __________
Count __________
Count __________
2.L. LED Enhanced Signs (List types)
Yes No
3. Types of Train Activated Warning Devices at the Grade Crossing (specify count of each device for all that apply)
3.A. Gate Arms
3.B. Gate Configuration
3.C. Cantilevered (or Bridged) Flashing Light
3.D. Mast Mounted Flashing Lights
0
(count)
Structures (count)
(count of masts) _________
0
2 Quad
Full (Barrier)
Over Traffic Lane
_____
Incandescent
Incandescent
LED
0
Roadway _____
3 Quad
Resistance
Back Lights Included
Side Lights
0
Pedestrian _____ 4 Quad
Median Gates
Not Over Traffic Lane _____
LED
Included
3.F. Installation Date of Current
Active Warning Devices: (MM/YYYY)
______/___________
Not Required
3.G. Wayside Horn

Yes
No
4.A. Does nearby Hwy

Intersection have
Traffic Signals?
Yes No
4.B. Hwy Traffic Signal

Interconnection
Not Interconnected
For Traffic Signals
For Warning Signs
3.H. Highway Traffic Signals Controlling

Crossing
Yes
No
Installed on (MM/YYYY) ______/__________
3.J. Non-Train Active Warning

Flagging/Flagman Manually Operated Signals Watchman Floodlighting None
3.E. Total Count of

Flashing Light Pairs
3.I. Bells
(count)
0
3.K. Other Flashing Lights or Warning Devices

0
Count ___________
Specify type ______________________
4.C. Hwy Traffic Signal Preemption
5. Highway Traffic Pre-Signals

Yes No
Simultaneous
Advance
Storage Distance * ____________

Stop Line Distance * ____________
6. Highway Monitoring Devices

(Check all that apply)
Yes - Photo/Video Recording
Yes Vehicle Presence Detection
None
Part IV: Physical Characteristics

1. Traffic Lanes Crossing Railroad One-way Traffic
2. Is Roadway/Pathway
3. Does Track Run Down a Street?
4. Is Crossing Illuminated? (Street
Two-way Traffic
Paved?
lights within approx. 50 feet from
2
Number of Lanes _______
Divided Traffic
No
No
nearest rail) Yes
No
Yes
Yes
5. Crossing Surface (on Main Track, multiple types allowed) Installation Date * (MM/YYYY) _______/__________ Width * ______________ Length * _______________
2 Asphalt 3 Asphalt and Timber 4 Concrete 5 Concrete and Rubber 6 Rubber 7 Metal
1 Timber
8 Unconsolidated 9 Composite 10 Other (specify) ________________________________________________________
6. Intersecting Roadway within 500 feet?
Yes
No
8. Is Commercial Power Available? *
7. Smallest Crossing Angle
-75
If Yes, Approximate Distance (feet) _________________
0 29
30 59
Part V: Public Highway Information
60 - 90
Yes
No
1. Highway System
2. Functional Classification of Road at Crossing

3. Is Crossing on State Highway
4. Highway Speed Limit
(0) Rural
System?
___________ MPH
(1) Urban
Yes
(01) Interstate Highway System
(1) Interstate
Posted Statutory
(5) Major Collector
No
(02) Other Nat Hwy System (NHS)
(2) Other Freeways and Expressways
5. Linear Referencing System (LRS Route ID) *
(3) Other Principal Arterial (6) Minor Collector

(03) Federal AID, Not NHS
6. LRS Milepost *
(08) Non-Federal Aid
(4) Minor Arterial
(7) Local
7. Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT)
8. Estimated Percent Trucks
9. Regularly Used by School Buses?
10. Emergency Services Route
1989
000990
11
0
Year _______
AADT _____________
___________________
%
Yes
Yes
No
No Average Number per Day ___________
Submission Information - This information is used for administrative purposes and is not available on the public website.
Submitted by __________________________________
Organization _______________________________________
Phone _______________
Date _____________
Public reporting burden for this information collection is estimated to average 30 minutes per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data
sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed and completing and reviewing the collection of information. According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, a federal
agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to, nor shall a person be subject to a penalty for failure to comply with, a collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control number. The valid OMB control number for information collection is 2130-0017. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any
other aspect of this collection, including for reducing this burden to: Information Collection Officer, Federal Railroad Administration, 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE, MS-25
Washington, DC 20590.
FORM FRA F 6180.71 (Rev. 3/15)
Page 2 OF 2

OMB No. 2130-0017
A. Revision Date
B. Reporting Agency
D. DOT Crossing
(MM/DD/YYYY)
Inventory Number
Transit
New
Closed
No Train
Quiet
Railroad
Change in
03
01
2014
_____/_____/_________
Data
Crossing
Traffic
Zone Update
State
Other
Re-Open
Date
Change in Primary
Admin.
245004F
Change Only
Operating RR
Correction

2. State
3. County
COLORADO
BOULDER
_____________________________________________________
________________________________
____________________________________
6TH AVE
________________________________|
__________________
In
LONGMONT
Near
__________________________
(Street/Road Name)
|* (Block Number)
_______________________________________
No
No
If Yes, Specify RR
If Yes, Specify RR
____________, ____________, ____________, _____________
____________, ____________, ____________, _____________
12. RR Milepost
0044.40
_______|____________|____________
POWDER RIVER
FRONT RANGE
DEN UD-WENDOVER
None
_______________________
None
_______________________
None
_______________________
| (suffix)
13. Line Segment
*
Station
*
0476
LONGMONT
BNSF
_________________________
__________________________
N/A
_____________________________
N/A
_________________________________
17. Crossing Type
20. Public Access
21. Type of Train

Freight
Transit
Train Count Per Day
Highway
At Grade
Pathway, Ped.
RR Under
Yes
Intercity Passenger
Shared Use Transit
Public
0
Private
Station, Ped.
RR Over
No
Commuter
Tourist/Other
Number Per Day_____
Open Space
Farm
Commercial
Industrial
Institutional
Recreational
RR Yard
Residential
Yes No
26. HSR Corridor ID
__________________ N/A
No

31.A. State Use *
31.B. State Use *
31.C. State Use *
31.D. State Use *

29. Lat/Long Source
Actual
Estimated
800-832-5452
_________________________________
817-352-1549
______________________________________
303-757-9425
_________________________________

(6 AM to 6 PM)
(6 PM to 6 AM)
9
8
0
__________
__________
__________
__________
20
1
20
__________
to __________
1
Main __________
None
7.A. Event Recorder
Yes
Yes No
No
FORM FRA F 6180.71 (Rev. 3/15)

Yes No
Page 1 OF 2

03/01/2014
1. Are there
Signs or Signals?
Yes No

245004F
PAGE 2

2.A. Crossbuck
Assemblies (count)
2

(W10-5)
Yes (count_______)
No
Specify Type _______________
Specify Type _______________
Specify Type _______________

(count)
0

(count)

Stop Lines
RR Xing Symbols
Yes
No
Dynamic Envelope
None
None
W10-3 ________ W10-11 __________

W10-1 ________
W10-2 ________
W10-4 ________ W10-12 __________
2.G. Channelization
2.H. EXEMPT Sign
Devices/Medians
(R15-3)
Displayed
Yes
Yes
All Approaches
Median
No
No
One Approach
None
Signs (if private)
Count __________
Count __________
Count __________
Yes No
3.A. Gate Arms
0
(count)
Structures (count)
0
2 Quad
Full (Barrier)
Over Traffic Lane
_____
Incandescent
Incandescent
LED
0
Roadway _____
3 Quad
Resistance
Side Lights
0
Median Gates
LED
Included
______/___________
Not Required
3.G. Wayside Horn

Yes
No

Intersection have
Traffic Signals?
Yes No

Interconnection
Not Interconnected
For Traffic Signals
For Warning Signs

Crossing
Yes
No

3.E. Total Count of

3.I. Bells
(count)
0

0
Count ___________
Specify type ______________________

Yes No
Simultaneous
Advance


None

Two-way Traffic
Paved?
2
Divided Traffic
No
No
nearest rail) Yes
No
Yes
Yes
1 Timber
Yes
No
-75
0 29
30 59
60 - 90
Yes
No
1. Highway System

(0) Rural
System?
___________ MPH
(1) Urban
Yes
(1) Interstate
(5) Major Collector
Posted Statutory
No
6. LRS Milepost *
(4) Minor Arterial

(7) Local
1989
001000
09
0
Year _______
AADT _____________
___________________
%
Yes
Yes
No
Submitted by __________________________________
Organization _______________________________________
Phone _______________
Date _____________
FORM FRA F 6180.71 (Rev. 3/15)
Page 2 OF 2

OMB No. 2130-0017
A. Revision Date
B. Reporting Agency
D. DOT Crossing
(MM/DD/YYYY)
Inventory Number
Transit
New
Closed
No Train
Quiet
Railroad
Change in
03
01
2014
_____/_____/_________
Data
Crossing
Traffic
Zone Update
State
Other
Re-Open
Date
Change in Primary
Admin.
245005M
Change Only
Operating RR
Correction

2. State
3. County
COLORADO
BOULDER
_____________________________________________________
________________________________
____________________________________
LONGS PEAK AVE
________________________________|
__________________
In
LONGMONT
FAU8076
Near
__________________________
(Street/Road Name)
|* (Block Number)
_______________________________________
No
No
If Yes, Specify RR
If Yes, Specify RR
____________, ____________, ____________, _____________
____________, ____________, ____________, _____________
12. RR Milepost
0044.52
_______|____________|____________
POWDER RIVER
FRONT RANGE
DEN UD-WENDOVER
None
_______________________
None
_______________________
None
_______________________
| (suffix)
13. Line Segment
*
Station
*
0476
LONGMONT
BNSF
_________________________
__________________________
N/A
_____________________________
N/A
_________________________________
17. Crossing Type
20. Public Access
21. Type of Train

Freight
Transit
Train Count Per Day
Highway
At Grade
Pathway, Ped.
RR Under
Yes
Intercity Passenger
Shared Use Transit
Public
0
Private
Station, Ped.
RR Over
No
Commuter
Tourist/Other
Number Per Day_____
Open Space
Farm
Commercial
Industrial
Institutional
Recreational
RR Yard
Residential
Yes No
26. HSR Corridor ID
__________________ N/A
No

31.A. State Use *
31.B. State Use *
31.C. State Use *
31.D. State Use *

29. Lat/Long Source
Actual
Estimated
800-832-5452
_________________________________
817-352-1549
______________________________________
303-757-9425
_________________________________

(6 AM to 6 PM)
(6 PM to 6 AM)
9
8
0
__________
__________
__________
__________
20
1
20
__________
to __________
1
Main __________
Constant Warning Time Motion Detection AFO PTC DC Other None
7.A. Event Recorder
Yes
Yes No
No
FORM FRA F 6180.71 (Rev. 3/15)

Yes No
Page 1 OF 2

03/01/2014
1. Are there
Signs or Signals?
Yes No

245005M
PAGE 2

2.A. Crossbuck
Assemblies (count)
0

(W10-5)
Yes (count_______)
No
Specify Type _______________
Specify Type _______________
Specify Type _______________

(count)
0

(count)
Stop Lines
RR Xing Symbols
Yes
No
Dynamic Envelope
None
None
W10-3 ________ W10-11 __________

W10-1 ________
W10-2 ________
W10-4 ________ W10-12 __________
2.G. Channelization
2.H. EXEMPT Sign
Devices/Medians
(R15-3)
Displayed
Yes
Yes
All Approaches
Median
No
No
One Approach
None
Signs (if private)
Count __________
Count __________
Count __________
Yes No
3.A. Gate Arms
2
(count)
Structures (count)
0
2 Quad
Full (Barrier)
Over Traffic Lane
_____
Incandescent
Incandescent
LED
2
Roadway _____
3 Quad
Resistance
Side Lights
0
Median Gates
LED
Included
______/___________
Not Required
3.G. Wayside Horn

Yes
No

Intersection have
Traffic Signals?
Yes No

Interconnection
Not Interconnected
For Traffic Signals
For Warning Signs

Crossing
Yes
No

3.E. Total Count of

3.I. Bells
(count)
1

0
Count ___________
Specify type ______________________

Yes No
Simultaneous
Advance


None

Two-way Traffic
Paved?
2
Divided Traffic
No
No
nearest rail) Yes
No
Yes
Yes
1 Timber
Yes
No
-75
0 29
30 59
60 - 90
Yes
No
1. Highway System

(0) Rural
System?
___________ MPH
(1) Urban
Yes
(1) Interstate
(5) Major Collector
Posted Statutory
No

6. LRS Milepost *
(7) Local
(4) Minor Arterial
1994
001800
05
0
Year _______
AADT _____________
___________________
%
Yes
Yes
No
Submitted by __________________________________
Organization _______________________________________
Phone _______________
Date _____________
FORM FRA F 6180.71 (Rev. 3/15)
Page 2 OF 2

OMB No. 2130-0017
A. Revision Date
B. Reporting Agency
D. DOT Crossing
(MM/DD/YYYY)
Inventory Number
Transit
New
Closed
No Train
Quiet
Railroad
Change in
03
01
2014
_____/_____/_________
Data
Crossing
Traffic
Zone Update
State
Other
Re-Open
Date
Change in Primary
Admin.
245007B
Change Only
Operating RR
Correction

2. State
3. County
COLORADO
BOULDER
_____________________________________________________
________________________________
____________________________________
9TH AVE
________________________________|
__________________
In
LONGMONT
FAU8080
Near
__________________________
(Street/Road Name)
|* (Block Number)
_______________________________________
No
No
If Yes, Specify RR
If Yes, Specify RR
____________, ____________, ____________, _____________
____________, ____________, ____________, _____________
12. RR Milepost
0044.77
_______|____________|____________
POWDER RIVER
FRONT RANGE
DEN UD-WENDOVER
None
_______________________
None
_______________________
None
_______________________
| (suffix)
13. Line Segment
*
Station
*
0476
LONGMONT
BNSF
_________________________
__________________________
N/A
_____________________________
N/A
_________________________________
17. Crossing Type
20. Public Access
21. Type of Train

Freight
Transit
Train Count Per Day
Highway
At Grade
Pathway, Ped.
RR Under
Yes
Intercity Passenger
Shared Use Transit
Public
0
Private
Station, Ped.
RR Over
No
Commuter
Tourist/Other
Number Per Day_____
Open Space
Farm
Commercial
Industrial
Institutional
Recreational
RR Yard
Residential
Yes No
26. HSR Corridor ID
__________________ N/A
No

31.A. State Use *
31.B. State Use *
31.C. State Use *
31.D. State Use *

29. Lat/Long Source
Actual
Estimated
800-832-5452
_________________________________
817-352-1549
______________________________________
303-757-9425
_________________________________

(6 AM to 6 PM)
(6 PM to 6 AM)
9
8
0
__________
__________
__________
__________
20
1
20
__________
to __________
1
Main __________
Constant Warning Time Motion Detection AFO PTC
DC Other None
7.A. Event Recorder
Yes
Yes No
No
FORM FRA F 6180.71 (Rev. 3/15)

Yes No
Page 1 OF 2

03/01/2014
1. Are there
Signs or Signals?
Yes No

245007B
PAGE 2

2.A. Crossbuck
Assemblies (count)
2

(W10-5)
Yes (count_______)
No
Specify Type _______________
Specify Type _______________
Specify Type _______________

(count)
0

(count)
Stop Lines
RR Xing Symbols
Yes
No
Dynamic Envelope
None
None
W10-3 ________ W10-11 __________

W10-1 ________
W10-2 ________
W10-4 ________ W10-12 __________
2.G. Channelization
2.H. EXEMPT Sign
Devices/Medians
(R15-3)
Displayed
Yes
Yes
All Approaches
Median
No
No
One Approach
None
Signs (if private)
Count __________
Count __________
Count __________
Yes No
3.A. Gate Arms
2
(count)
Structures (count)
2
2 Quad
Full (Barrier)
Over Traffic Lane
_____
Incandescent
Incandescent
LED
0
Roadway _____
3 Quad
Resistance
Side Lights
0
Median Gates
LED
Included
______/___________
Not Required
3.G. Wayside Horn

Yes
No

Intersection have
Traffic Signals?
Yes No

Interconnection
Not Interconnected
For Traffic Signals
For Warning Signs

Crossing
Yes
No

3.E. Total Count of

3.I. Bells
(count)
1

0
Count ___________
Specify type ______________________

Yes No
Simultaneous
Advance


None

Two-way Traffic
Paved?
4
Divided Traffic
No
Yes
nearest rail) Yes

No
Yes
No
5 Concrete and Rubber 6 Rubber 7 Metal
1 Timber 2 Asphalt 3 Asphalt and Timber 4 Concrete
Yes
No
0 29
30 59
60 - 90
Yes
No
1. Highway System

(0) Rural
System?
___________ MPH
(1) Urban
Yes
(1) Interstate
(5) Major Collector
Posted Statutory
No

6. LRS Milepost *
(7) Local
(4) Minor Arterial
1994
009450
05
0
Year _______
AADT _____________
___________________
%
Yes
Yes
No
Submitted by __________________________________
Organization _______________________________________
Phone _______________
Date _____________
FORM FRA F 6180.71 (Rev. 3/15)
Page 2 OF 2

OMB No. 2130-0017
A. Revision Date
B. Reporting Agency
D. DOT Crossing
(MM/DD/YYYY)
Inventory Number
Transit
New
Closed
No Train
Quiet
Railroad
Change in
09
26
2014
_____/_____/_________
Data
Crossing
Traffic
Zone Update
State
Other
Re-Open
Date
Change in Primary
Admin.
245008H
Change Only
Operating RR
Correction

2. State
3. County
COLORADO
BOULDER
_____________________________________________________
________________________________
____________________________________
MTN VIEW AVE
________________________________|
__________________
In
LONGMONT
FAU8086
Near
__________________________
(Street/Road Name)
|* (Block Number)
_______________________________________
No
No
If Yes, Specify RR
If Yes, Specify RR
____________, ____________, ____________, _____________
____________, ____________, ____________, _____________
12. RR Milepost
0045.31
_______|____________|____________
POWDER RIVER
FRONT RANGE
DEN UD-WENDOVER
None
_______________________
None
_______________________
None
_______________________
| (suffix)
13. Line Segment
*
Station
*
0476
LONGMONT
BNSF
_________________________
__________________________
N/A
_____________________________
N/A
_________________________________
17. Crossing Type
20. Public Access
21. Type of Train

Freight
Transit
Train Count Per Day
Highway
At Grade
Pathway, Ped.
RR Under
Yes
Intercity Passenger
Shared Use Transit
Public
0
Private
Station, Ped.
RR Over
No
Commuter
Tourist/Other
Number Per Day_____
Open Space
Farm
Commercial
Industrial
Institutional
Recreational
RR Yard
Residential
Yes No
26. HSR Corridor ID
__________________ N/A
No

31.A. State Use *
31.B. State Use *
31.C. State Use *
31.D. State Use *

29. Lat/Long Source
Actual
Estimated
800-832-5452
_________________________________
817-352-1549
______________________________________
303-757-9425
_________________________________

(6 AM to 6 PM)
(6 PM to 6 AM)
9
8
0
__________
__________
__________
__________
20
1
20
__________
to __________
1
Main __________
DC Other None
7.A. Event Recorder
Yes
Yes No
No
FORM FRA F 6180.71 (Rev. 3/15)

Yes No
Page 1 OF 2

09/26/2014
1. Are there
Signs or Signals?
Yes No

245008H
PAGE 2

2.A. Crossbuck
Assemblies (count)
2

(W10-5)
Yes (count_______)
No
Specify Type _______________
Specify Type _______________
Specify Type _______________

(count)
0

(count)
Stop Lines
RR Xing Symbols
Yes
No
Dynamic Envelope
None
None
W10-3 ________ W10-11 __________

W10-1 ________
W10-2 ________
W10-4 ________ W10-12 __________
2.G. Channelization
2.H. EXEMPT Sign
Devices/Medians
(R15-3)
Displayed
Yes
Yes
All Approaches
Median
No
No
One Approach
None
Signs (if private)
Count __________
Count __________
Count __________
Yes No
3.A. Gate Arms
2
(count)
Structures (count)
2
2 Quad
Full (Barrier)
Over Traffic Lane
_____
Incandescent
Incandescent
LED
0
Roadway _____
3 Quad
Resistance
Side Lights
0
Median Gates
LED
Included
______/___________
Not Required
3.G. Wayside Horn

Yes
No

Intersection have
Traffic Signals?
Yes No

Interconnection
Not Interconnected
For Traffic Signals
For Warning Signs

Crossing
Yes
No

3.E. Total Count of

3.I. Bells
(count)
1

0
Count ___________
Specify type ______________________

Yes No
Simultaneous
Advance


None

Two-way Traffic
Paved?
2
Divided Traffic
No
Yes
nearest rail) Yes

No
Yes
No
6 Rubber 7 Metal
1 Timber 2 Asphalt 3 Asphalt and Timber 4 Concrete 5 Concrete and Rubber
Yes
No
0 29
30 59
60 - 90
Yes
No
1. Highway System

(0) Rural
System?
___________ MPH
(1) Urban
Yes
(1) Interstate
(5) Major Collector
Posted Statutory
No

6. LRS Milepost *
(7) Local
(4) Minor Arterial
1994
006600
05
0
Year _______
AADT _____________
___________________
%
Yes
Yes
No
Submitted by __________________________________
Organization _______________________________________
Phone _______________
Date _____________
FORM FRA F 6180.71 (Rev. 3/15)
Page 2 OF 2

OMB No. 2130-0017
A. Revision Date
B. Reporting Agency
D. DOT Crossing
(MM/DD/YYYY)
Inventory Number
Transit
New
Closed
No Train
Quiet
Railroad
Change in
03
01
2014
_____/_____/_________
Data
Crossing
Traffic
Zone Update
State
Other
Re-Open
Date
Change in Primary
Admin.
245009P
Change Only
Operating RR
Correction

2. State
3. County
COLORADO
BOULDER
_____________________________________________________
________________________________
____________________________________
17TH AVE
________________________________|
__________________
In
LONGMONT
FAU8094
Near
__________________________
(Street/Road Name)
|* (Block Number)
_______________________________________
No
No
If Yes, Specify RR
If Yes, Specify RR
____________, ____________, ____________, _____________
____________, ____________, ____________, _____________
12. RR Milepost
0045.81
_______|____________|____________
POWDER RIVER
FRONT RANGE
DEN UD-WENDOVER
None
_______________________
None
_______________________
None
_______________________
| (suffix)
13. Line Segment
*
Station
*
0476
LONGMONT
BNSF
_________________________
__________________________
N/A
_____________________________
N/A
_________________________________
17. Crossing Type
20. Public Access
21. Type of Train

Freight
Transit
Train Count Per Day
Highway
At Grade
Pathway, Ped.
RR Under
Yes
Intercity Passenger
Shared Use Transit
Public
0
Private
Station, Ped.
RR Over
No
Commuter
Tourist/Other
Number Per Day_____
Open Space
Farm
Commercial
Industrial
Institutional
Recreational
RR Yard
Residential
Yes No
26. HSR Corridor ID
__________________ N/A
No

31.A. State Use *
31.B. State Use *
31.C. State Use *
31.D. State Use *

29. Lat/Long Source
Actual
Estimated
800-832-5452
_________________________________
817-352-1549
______________________________________
303-757-9425
_________________________________

(6 AM to 6 PM)
(6 PM to 6 AM)
9
8
0
__________
__________
__________
__________
40
1
40
__________
to __________
1
Main __________
7.A. Event Recorder
Yes
Yes No
No
FORM FRA F 6180.71 (Rev. 3/15)

Yes No
Page 1 OF 2

03/01/2014
1. Are there
Signs or Signals?
Yes No

245009P
PAGE 2

2.A. Crossbuck
Assemblies (count)
2

(W10-5)
Yes (count_______)
No
Specify Type _______________
Specify Type _______________
Specify Type _______________

(count)
0

(count)
Stop Lines
RR Xing Symbols
Yes
No
Dynamic Envelope
None
None
W10-3 ________ W10-11 __________

W10-1 ________
W10-2 ________
W10-4 ________ W10-12 __________
2.G. Channelization
2.H. EXEMPT Sign
Devices/Medians
(R15-3)
Displayed
Yes
Yes
All Approaches
Median
No
No
One Approach
None
Signs (if private)
Count __________
Count __________
Count __________
Yes No
3.A. Gate Arms
4
(count)
Structures (count)
0
2 Quad
Full (Barrier)
Over Traffic Lane
_____
Incandescent
Incandescent
LED
2
Roadway _____
3 Quad
Resistance
Side Lights
0
Median Gates
LED
Included
______/___________
Not Required
3.G. Wayside Horn

Yes
No

Intersection have
Traffic Signals?
Yes No

Interconnection
Not Interconnected
For Traffic Signals
For Warning Signs

Crossing
Yes
No

3.E. Total Count of

3.I. Bells
(count)
2

0
Count ___________
Specify type ______________________

Yes No
Simultaneous
Advance


None

Two-way Traffic
Paved?
4
Divided Traffic
No
Yes
nearest rail) Yes

No
Yes
No
1 Timber 2 Asphalt 3 Asphalt and Timber
4 Concrete 5 Concrete and Rubber 6 Rubber 7 Metal
Yes
No
0 29
30 59
60 - 90
Yes
No
1. Highway System

(0) Rural
System?
___________ MPH
(1) Urban
Yes
(1) Interstate
(5) Major Collector
Posted Statutory
No

6. LRS Milepost *
(7) Local
(4) Minor Arterial
1994
008550
05
0
Year _______
AADT _____________
___________________
%
Yes
Yes
No
Submitted by __________________________________
Organization _______________________________________
Phone _______________
Date _____________
FORM FRA F 6180.71 (Rev. 3/15)
Page 2 OF 2

OMB No. 2130-0017
A. Revision Date
B. Reporting Agency
D. DOT Crossing
(MM/DD/YYYY)
Inventory Number
Transit
Change in
New
No Train
Quiet
Railroad
Closed
07
31
2000
_____/_____/_________
Data
Crossing
Traffic
Zone Update
State
Other
Re-Open
Date
Change in Primary
Admin.
094525C
Change Only
Operating RR
Correction

2. State
3. County
COLORADO
BOULDER
_____________________________________________________
________________________________
____________________________________
21ST AVE
In
________________________________|
__________________
LONGMONT
__________________________
(Street/Road Name)
|* (Block Number)
_______________________________________
Near
No
No
If Yes, Specify RR
If Yes, Specify RR
____________, ____________, ____________, _____________
____________, ____________, ____________, _____________
12. RR Milepost
0046.33
_______|____________|____________
POWDER RIVER
FRONT RANGE
DEN UD-WENDOVER
None
_______________________
None
_______________________
None
_______________________
| (suffix)
13. Line Segment
*
Station
*
0476
LONGMONT
_________________________
__________________________
N/A
_____________________________
N/A
_________________________________
17. Crossing Type
20. Public Access
21. Type of Train

Freight
Transit
Train Count Per Day
Highway
At Grade
Pathway, Ped.
RR Under
Yes
Intercity Passenger
Shared Use Transit
Public
0
Private
Station, Ped.
RR Over
No
Commuter
Tourist/Other
Number Per Day_____
Open Space
Farm
Commercial
Industrial
Institutional
Recreational
RR Yard
Residential
Yes No
26. HSR Corridor ID
__________________ N/A
(WGS84 std: nn.nnnnnnn)
No

(WGS84 std: -nnn.nnnnnnn)
31.A. State Use *
31.B. State Use *
31.C. State Use *
31.D. State Use *

29. Lat/Long Source
Actual
Estimated
800-832-5452
_________________________________
817-352-1549
______________________________________
303-757-9425
_________________________________

(6 AM to 6 PM)
(6 PM to 6 AM)
4
3
0
__________
__________
__________
__________
40
1
40
__________
to __________
1
Main __________
DC Other None
7.A. Event Recorder
Yes
Yes No
No
FORM FRA F 6180.71 (Rev. 3/15)

Yes No
Page 1 OF 2

07/31/2000
1. Are there
Signs or Signals?
Yes No

094525C
PAGE 2

2.A. Crossbuck
Assemblies (count)
2

(W10-5)
Yes (count_______)
No
Specify Type _______________
Specify Type _______________
Specify Type _______________

(count)
0

(count)
Stop Lines
RR Xing Symbols
Yes
No
Dynamic Envelope
None
None
W10-3 ________ W10-11 __________

W10-1 ________
W10-2 ________
W10-4 ________ W10-12 __________
2.G. Channelization
2.H. EXEMPT Sign
Devices/Medians
(R15-3)
Displayed
Yes
Yes
All Approaches
Median
No
No
One Approach
None
Signs (if private)
Count __________
Count __________
Count __________
Yes No
3.A. Gate Arms
2
(count)
Structures (count)
0
2 Quad
Full (Barrier)
Over Traffic Lane
_____
Incandescent
Incandescent
LED
2
Roadway _____
3 Quad
Resistance
Side Lights
0
Median Gates
LED
Included
______/___________
Not Required
3.G. Wayside Horn

Yes
No

Intersection have
Traffic Signals?
Yes No

Interconnection
Not Interconnected
For Traffic Signals
For Warning Signs

Crossing
Yes
No

3.E. Total Count of

3.I. Bells
(count)
1

6
ON GATES
Count ___________
Specify type ______________________

Yes No
Simultaneous
Advance


None

Two-way Traffic
Paved?
2
Divided Traffic
No
Yes
nearest rail) Yes

No
Yes
No
6 Rubber 7 Metal
1 Timber 2 Asphalt 3 Asphalt and Timber 4 Concrete 5 Concrete and Rubber
Yes
No
0 29
30 59
60 - 90
Yes
No
1. Highway System

(0) Rural
System?
___________ MPH
(1) Urban
Yes
(1) Interstate
(5) Major Collector
Posted Statutory
No
6. LRS Milepost *
(7) Local
(4) Minor Arterial
1989
005050
02
0
Year _______
AADT _____________
___________________
%
Yes
Yes
No
Submitted by __________________________________
Organization _______________________________________
Phone _______________
Date _____________
FORM FRA F 6180.71 (Rev. 3/15)
Page 2 OF 2

OMB No. 2130-0017
A. Revision Date
B. Reporting Agency
D. DOT Crossing
(MM/DD/YYYY)
Inventory Number
Transit
New
Closed
No Train
Quiet
Railroad
Change in
03
01
2014
_____/_____/_________
Data
Crossing
Traffic
Zone Update
State
Other
Re-Open
Date
Change in Primary
Admin.
245010J
Change Only
Operating RR
Correction

2. State
3. County
COLORADO
BOULDER
_____________________________________________________
________________________________
____________________________________
SH CO 66
In
________________________________|
__________________
LONGMONT
FAP 66
__________________________
(Street/Road Name)
|* (Block Number)
_______________________________________
Near
No
No
If Yes, Specify RR
If Yes, Specify RR
____________, ____________, ____________, _____________
____________, ____________, ____________, _____________
12. RR Milepost
0046.82
_______|____________|____________
POWDER RIVER
FRONT RANGE
DEN UD-WENDOVER
None
_______________________
None
_______________________
None
_______________________
| (suffix)
13. Line Segment
*
Station
*
0476
HIGHLAND
BNSF
_________________________
__________________________
N/A
_____________________________
N/A
_________________________________
17. Crossing Type
20. Public Access
21. Type of Train

Freight
Transit
Train Count Per Day
Highway
At Grade
Pathway, Ped.
RR Under
Yes
Intercity Passenger
Shared Use Transit
Public
0
Private
Station, Ped.
RR Over
No
Commuter
Tourist/Other
Number Per Day_____
Open Space
Farm
Commercial
Industrial
Institutional
Recreational
RR Yard
Residential
Yes No
26. HSR Corridor ID
__________________ N/A
No

31.A. State Use *
31.B. State Use *
31.C. State Use *
31.D. State Use *

29. Lat/Long Source
Actual
Estimated
800-832-5452
_________________________________
817-352-1549
______________________________________
303-757-9425
_________________________________

(6 AM to 6 PM)
(6 PM to 6 AM)
9
8
0
__________
__________
__________
__________
40
1
40
__________
to __________
1
Main __________
DC Other None
7.A. Event Recorder
Yes
Yes No
No
FORM FRA F 6180.71 (Rev. 3/15)

Yes No
Page 1 OF 2

03/01/2014
1. Are there
Signs or Signals?
Yes No

245010J
PAGE 2

2.A. Crossbuck
Assemblies (count)
0

(W10-5)
Yes (count_______)
No
Specify Type _______________
Specify Type _______________
Specify Type _______________

(count)
0

(count)
Stop Lines
RR Xing Symbols
Yes
No
Dynamic Envelope
None
None
W10-3 ________ W10-11 __________

W10-1 ________
W10-2 ________
W10-4 ________ W10-12 __________
2.G. Channelization
2.H. EXEMPT Sign
Devices/Medians
(R15-3)
Displayed
Yes
Yes
All Approaches
Median
No
No
One Approach
None
Signs (if private)
Count __________
Count __________
Count __________
Yes No
3.A. Gate Arms
2
(count)
Structures (count)
0
2 Quad
Full (Barrier)
Over Traffic Lane
_____
Incandescent
Incandescent
LED
2
Roadway _____
3 Quad
Resistance
Side Lights
0
Median Gates
LED
Included
______/___________
Not Required
3.G. Wayside Horn

Yes
No

Intersection have
Traffic Signals?
Yes No

Interconnection
Not Interconnected
For Traffic Signals
For Warning Signs

Crossing
Yes
No

3.E. Total Count of

3.I. Bells
(count)
1

0
Count ___________
Specify type ______________________

Yes No
Simultaneous
Advance


None

Two-way Traffic
Paved?
2
Divided Traffic
No
Yes
nearest rail) Yes

No
Yes
No
Yes
No
0 29
30 59
60 - 90
Yes
No
1. Highway System

System?
___________ MPH
(0) Rural (1) Urban

(1) Interstate
(5) Major Collector
Posted Statutory
Yes No

6. LRS Milepost *
(7) Local
(4) Minor Arterial
1996
009050
05
0
Year _______
AADT _____________
___________________
%
Yes
Yes
No
Submitted by __________________________________
Organization _______________________________________
Phone _______________
Date _____________
FORM FRA F 6180.71 (Rev. 3/15)
Page 2 OF 2

OMB No. 2130-0017
A. Revision Date
B. Reporting Agency
D. DOT Crossing
(MM/DD/YYYY)
Inventory Number
Transit
New
Closed
No Train
Quiet
Railroad
Change in
08
29
2014
_____/_____/_________
Data
Crossing
Traffic
Zone Update
State
Other
Re-Open
Date
Change in Primary
Admin.
245002S
Change Only
Operating RR
Correction

2. State
3. County
COLORADO
BOULDER
_____________________________________________________
________________________________
____________________________________
4TH AVE
________________________________|
__________________
In
LONGMONT
Near
__________________________
(Street/Road Name)
|* (Block Number)
_______________________________________
No
No
If Yes, Specify RR
If Yes, Specify RR
____________, ____________, ____________, _____________
____________, ____________, ____________, _____________
12. RR Milepost
0044.18
_______|____________|____________
POWDER RIVER
FRONT RANGE
DEN UD-WENDOVER
None
_______________________
None
_______________________
None
_______________________
| (suffix)
13. Line Segment
*
Station
*
0476
LONGMONT
BNSF
_________________________
__________________________
N/A
_____________________________
N/A
_________________________________
17. Crossing Type
20. Public Access
21. Type of Train

Freight
Transit
Train Count Per Day
Highway
At Grade
Pathway, Ped.
RR Under
Yes
Intercity Passenger
Shared Use Transit
Public
0
Private
Station, Ped.
RR Over
No
Commuter
Tourist/Other
Number Per Day_____
Open Space
Farm
Commercial
Industrial
Institutional
Recreational
RR Yard
Residential
Yes No
26. HSR Corridor ID
__________________ N/A
No

31.A. State Use *
31.B. State Use *
31.C. State Use *
31.D. State Use *

29. Lat/Long Source
Actual
Estimated
800-832-5452
_________________________________
817-352-1549
______________________________________
303-757-9425
_________________________________

(6 AM to 6 PM)
(6 PM to 6 AM)
9
8
0
__________
__________
__________
__________
20
1
20
__________
to __________
1
Main __________
None
7.A. Event Recorder
Yes
Yes No
No
FORM FRA F 6180.71 (Rev. 3/15)

Yes No
Page 1 OF 2

08/29/2014
1. Are there
Signs or Signals?
Yes No

245002S
PAGE 2

2.A. Crossbuck
Assemblies (count)
2

(W10-5)
Yes (count_______)
No
Specify Type _______________
Specify Type _______________
Specify Type _______________

(count)
0

(count)
Stop Lines
RR Xing Symbols
Yes
No
Dynamic Envelope
None
None
W10-3 ________ W10-11 __________

W10-1 ________
W10-2 ________
W10-4 ________ W10-12 __________
2.G. Channelization
2.H. EXEMPT Sign
Devices/Medians
(R15-3)
Displayed
Yes
Yes
All Approaches
Median
No
No
One Approach
None
Signs (if private)
Count __________
Count __________
Count __________
Yes No
3.A. Gate Arms
0
(count)
Structures (count)
0
2 Quad
Full (Barrier)
Over Traffic Lane
_____
Incandescent
Incandescent
LED
0
Roadway _____
3 Quad
Resistance
Side Lights
0
Median Gates
LED
Included
______/___________
Not Required
3.G. Wayside Horn

Yes
No

Intersection have
Traffic Signals?
Yes No

Interconnection
Not Interconnected
For Traffic Signals
For Warning Signs

Crossing
Yes
No

3.E. Total Count of

3.I. Bells
(count)
0

0
Count ___________
Specify type ______________________

Yes No
Simultaneous
Advance


None

Two-way Traffic
Paved?
2
Divided Traffic
No
No
nearest rail) Yes
No
Yes
Yes
1 Timber
Yes
No
-75
0 29
30 59
60 - 90
Yes
No
1. Highway System

(0) Rural
System?
___________ MPH
(1) Urban
Yes
(1) Interstate
(5) Major Collector
Posted Statutory
No
6. LRS Milepost *
(4) Minor Arterial

(7) Local
1989
000700
08
0
Year _______
AADT _____________
___________________
%
Yes
Yes
No
Submitted by __________________________________
Organization _______________________________________
Phone _______________
Date _____________
FORM FRA F 6180.71 (Rev. 3/15)
Page 2 OF 2

OMB No. 2130-0017
A. Revision Date
B. Reporting Agency
D. DOT Crossing
(MM/DD/YYYY)
Inventory Number
Transit
New
Closed
No Train
Quiet
Railroad
Change in
08
29
2014
_____/_____/_________
Data
Crossing
Traffic
Zone Update
State
Other
Re-Open
Date
Change in Primary
Admin.
244848N
Change Only
Operating RR
Correction

2. State
3. County
COLORADO
BOULDER
_____________________________________________________
________________________________
____________________________________
3RD AVE
________________________________|
__________________
In
LONGMONT
FAP 119
Near
__________________________
(Street/Road Name)
|* (Block Number)
_______________________________________
No
No
If Yes, Specify RR
If Yes, Specify RR
____________, ____________, ____________, _____________
____________, ____________, ____________, _____________
12. RR Milepost
0044.06
_______|____________|____________
POWDER RIVER
FRONT RANGE
DEN UD-WENDOVER
None
_______________________
None
_______________________
None
_______________________
| (suffix)
13. Line Segment
*
Station
*
0476
LONGMONT
BNSF
_________________________
__________________________
N/A
_____________________________
N/A
_________________________________
17. Crossing Type
20. Public Access
21. Type of Train

Freight
Transit
Train Count Per Day
Highway
At Grade
Pathway, Ped.
RR Under
Yes
Intercity Passenger
Shared Use Transit
Public
0
Private
Station, Ped.
RR Over
No
Commuter
Tourist/Other
Number Per Day_____
Open Space
Farm
Residential
Industrial
Institutional
Recreational
RR Yard
Commercial
Yes No
26. HSR Corridor ID
__________________ N/A
No

31.A. State Use *
31.B. State Use *
31.C. State Use *
31.D. State Use *

29. Lat/Long Source
Actual
Estimated
800-832-5452
_________________________________
817-352-1549
______________________________________
303-757-9425
_________________________________

(6 AM to 6 PM)
(6 PM to 6 AM)
9
8
0
__________
__________
__________
__________
20
1
20
__________
to __________
1
Main __________
DC Other None
7.A. Event Recorder
Yes No
Yes No
FORM FRA F 6180.71 (Rev. 3/15)

Yes No
Page 1 OF 2

08/29/2014
1. Are there
Signs or Signals?
Yes No

244848N
PAGE 2

2.A. Crossbuck
Assemblies (count)
0

(W10-5)
Yes (count_______)
No
Specify Type _______________
Specify Type _______________
Specify Type _______________

(count)
0

(count)
Stop Lines
RR Xing Symbols
Yes
No
Dynamic Envelope
None
None
W10-3 ________ W10-11 __________

W10-1 ________
W10-2 ________
W10-4 ________ W10-12 __________
2.G. Channelization
2.H. EXEMPT Sign
Devices/Medians
(R15-3)
Displayed
Yes
Yes
All Approaches
Median
No
No
One Approach
None
Signs (if private)
Count __________
Count __________
Count __________
Yes No
3.A. Gate Arms
4
(count)
Structures (count)
2
2 Quad
Full (Barrier)
Over Traffic Lane
_____
Incandescent
Incandescent
LED
2
Roadway _____
3 Quad
Resistance
Side Lights
0
Median Gates
LED
Included
______/___________
Not Required
3.G. Wayside Horn

Yes
No

Intersection have
Traffic Signals?
Yes No

Interconnection
Not Interconnected
For Traffic Signals
For Warning Signs

Crossing
Yes
No

3.E. Total Count of

3.I. Bells
(count)
1

0
Count ___________
Specify type ______________________

Yes No
Simultaneous
Advance


None

Two-way Traffic
Paved?
4
Divided Traffic
No
No
nearest rail) Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
-75
0 29
30 59
60 - 90
Yes
No
1. Highway System

(0) Rural
System?
___________ MPH
(1) Urban

(1) Interstate
(5) Major Collector
Posted Statutory
Yes No


6. LRS Milepost *
(4) Minor Arterial
(7) Local
1996
019600
06
0
Year _______
AADT _____________
___________________
%
Yes
Yes
No
Submitted by __________________________________
Organization _______________________________________
Phone _______________
Date _____________
FORM FRA F 6180.71 (Rev. 3/15)
Page 2 OF 2

OMB No. 2130-0017
A. Revision Date
B. Reporting Agency
D. DOT Crossing
(MM/DD/YYYY)
Inventory Number
Transit
New
Closed
No Train
Quiet
Railroad
Change in
08
29
2014
_____/_____/_________
Data
Crossing
Traffic
Zone Update
State
Other
Re-Open
Date
Change in Primary
Admin.
244849V
Change Only
Operating RR
Correction

2. State
3. County
COLORADO
BOULDER
_____________________________________________________
________________________________
____________________________________
MAIN ST
________________________________|
__________________
In
LONGMONT
FAP287
Near
__________________________
(Street/Road Name)
|* (Block Number)
_______________________________________
No
No
If Yes, Specify RR
If Yes, Specify RR
____________, ____________, ____________, _____________
____________, ____________, ____________, _____________
12. RR Milepost
0043.57
_______|____________|____________
POWDER RIVER
FRONT RANGE
DEN UD-WENDOVER
None
_______________________
None
_______________________
None
_______________________
| (suffix)
13. Line Segment
*
Station
*
0476
LONGMONT
BNSF
_________________________
__________________________
N/A
_____________________________
N/A
_________________________________
17. Crossing Type
20. Public Access
21. Type of Train

Freight
Transit
Train Count Per Day
Highway
At Grade
Pathway, Ped.
RR Under
Yes
Intercity Passenger
Shared Use Transit
Public
0
Private
Station, Ped.
RR Over
No
Commuter
Tourist/Other
Number Per Day_____
Open Space
Farm
Residential
Industrial
Institutional
Recreational
RR Yard
Commercial
Yes No
26. HSR Corridor ID
__________________ N/A
No

31.A. State Use *
31.B. State Use *
31.C. State Use *
31.D. State Use *

29. Lat/Long Source
Actual
Estimated
800-832-5452
_________________________________
817-352-1549
______________________________________
303-757-9425
_________________________________

(6 AM to 6 PM)
(6 PM to 6 AM)
9
8
0
__________
__________
__________
__________
20
1
20
__________
to __________
1
Main __________
7.A. Event Recorder
Yes
Yes No
No
FORM FRA F 6180.71 (Rev. 3/15)

Yes No
Page 1 OF 2

08/29/2014
1. Are there
Signs or Signals?
Yes No

244849V
PAGE 2

2.A. Crossbuck
Assemblies (count)
0

(W10-5)
Yes (count_______)
No
Specify Type _______________
Specify Type _______________
Specify Type _______________

(count)
0

(count)
Stop Lines
RR Xing Symbols
Yes
No
Dynamic Envelope
None
None
W10-3 ________ W10-11 __________

W10-1 ________
W10-2 ________
W10-4 ________ W10-12 __________
2.G. Channelization
2.H. EXEMPT Sign
Devices/Medians
(R15-3)
Displayed
Yes
Yes
All Approaches
Median
No
No
One Approach
None
Signs (if private)
Count __________
Count __________
Count __________
Yes No
3.A. Gate Arms
2
(count)
Structures (count)
0
2 Quad
Full (Barrier)
Over Traffic Lane
_____
Incandescent
Incandescent
LED
2
Roadway _____
3 Quad
Resistance
Side Lights
0
Median Gates
LED
Included
______/___________
Not Required
3.G. Wayside Horn

Yes
No

Intersection have
Traffic Signals?
Yes No

Interconnection
Not Interconnected
For Traffic Signals

For Warning Signs

Crossing
Yes
No

3.E. Total Count of

3.I. Bells
(count)
1

0
Count ___________
Specify type ______________________

Yes No
Simultaneous
Advance


None

Two-way Traffic
Paved?
4
Divided Traffic
No
Yes
nearest rail) Yes

No
Yes
No
Yes
No
-75
0 29
30 59
60 - 90
Yes
No
1. Highway System

(0) Rural
System?
___________ MPH
(1) Urban

(1) Interstate
(5) Major Collector
Posted Statutory
Yes No


6. LRS Milepost *
(4) Minor Arterial
(7) Local
1996
021200
05
0
Year _______
AADT _____________
___________________
%
Yes
Yes
No
Submitted by __________________________________
Organization _______________________________________
Phone _______________
Date _____________
FORM FRA F 6180.71 (Rev. 3/15)
Page 2 OF 2

OMB No. 2130-0017
A. Revision Date
B. Reporting Agency
D. DOT Crossing
(MM/DD/YYYY)
Inventory Number
Transit
New
Closed
No Train
Quiet
Railroad
Change in
08
29
2014
_____/_____/_________
Data
Crossing
Traffic
Zone Update
State
Other
Re-Open
Date
Change in Primary
Admin.
244847G
Change Only
Operating RR
Correction

2. State
3. County
COLORADO
BOULDER
_____________________________________________________
________________________________
____________________________________
COFFMAN ST
________________________________|
__________________
In
LONGMONT
Near
__________________________
(Street/Road Name)
|* (Block Number)
_______________________________________
No
No
If Yes, Specify RR
If Yes, Specify RR
____________, ____________, ____________, _____________
____________, ____________, ____________, _____________
12. RR Milepost
0043.50
_______|____________|____________
POWDER RIVER
FRONT RANGE
DEN UD-WENDOVER
None
_______________________
None
_______________________
None
_______________________
| (suffix)
13. Line Segment
*
Station
*
0476
LONGMONT
BNSF
_________________________
__________________________
N/A
_____________________________
N/A
_________________________________
17. Crossing Type
20. Public Access
21. Type of Train

Freight
Transit
Train Count Per Day
Highway
At Grade
Pathway, Ped.
RR Under
Yes
Intercity Passenger
Shared Use Transit
Public
0
Private
Station, Ped.
RR Over
No
Commuter
Tourist/Other
Number Per Day_____
Open Space
Farm
Residential
Industrial
Institutional
Recreational
RR Yard
Commercial
Yes No
26. HSR Corridor ID
__________________ N/A
No

31.A. State Use *
31.B. State Use *
31.C. State Use *
31.D. State Use *

29. Lat/Long Source
Actual
Estimated
800-832-5452
_________________________________
817-352-1549
______________________________________
303-757-9425
_________________________________

(6 AM to 6 PM)
(6 PM to 6 AM)
9
8
0
__________
__________
__________
__________
20
1
20
__________
to __________
1
Main __________
None
7.A. Event Recorder
Yes
Yes No
No
FORM FRA F 6180.71 (Rev. 3/15)

Yes No
Page 1 OF 2

08/29/2014
1. Are there
Signs or Signals?
Yes No

244847G
PAGE 2

2.A. Crossbuck
Assemblies (count)
2

(W10-5)
Yes (count_______)
No
Specify Type _______________
Specify Type _______________
Specify Type _______________

(count)
0

(count)

Stop Lines
RR Xing Symbols
Yes
No
Dynamic Envelope
None
None
W10-1 ________
W10-3 ________ W10-11 __________
W10-2 ________
W10-4 ________ W10-12 __________
2.G. Channelization
2.H. EXEMPT Sign
Devices/Medians
(R15-3)
Displayed
Yes
Yes
All Approaches
Median
No
No
One Approach
None
Signs (if private)
Count __________
Count __________
Count __________
Yes No
3.A. Gate Arms
0
(count)
Structures (count)
0
2 Quad
Full (Barrier)
Over Traffic Lane
_____
Incandescent
Incandescent
LED
0
Roadway _____
3 Quad
Resistance
Side Lights
0
Median Gates
LED
Included
______/___________
Not Required
3.G. Wayside Horn

Yes
No

Intersection have
Traffic Signals?
Yes No

Interconnection
Not Interconnected
For Traffic Signals
For Warning Signs

Crossing
Yes
No

3.E. Total Count of

3.I. Bells
(count)
0

0
Count ___________
Specify type ______________________

Yes No
Simultaneous
Advance


None

Two-way Traffic
Paved?
2
Divided Traffic
No
Yes
nearest rail) Yes

No
Yes
No
Yes
No
-75
0 29
30 59
60 - 90
Yes
No
1. Highway System

(0) Rural
System?
___________ MPH
(1) Urban
Yes
(1) Interstate
(5) Major Collector
Posted Statutory
No
6. LRS Milepost *
(4) Minor Arterial

(7) Local
1989
000300
00
0
Year _______
AADT _____________
___________________
%
Yes
Yes
No
Submitted by __________________________________
Organization _______________________________________
Phone _______________
Date _____________
FORM FRA F 6180.71 (Rev. 3/15)
Page 2 OF 2

OMB No. 2130-0017
A. Revision Date
B. Reporting Agency
D. DOT Crossing
(MM/DD/YYYY)
Inventory Number
Transit
New
Closed
No Train
Quiet
Railroad
Change in
08
29
2014
_____/_____/_________
Data
Crossing
Traffic
Zone Update
State
Other
Re-Open
Date
Change in Primary
Admin.
244846A
Change Only
Operating RR
Correction

2. State
3. County
COLORADO
BOULDER
_____________________________________________________
________________________________
____________________________________
TERRY ST
________________________________|
__________________
In
LONGMONT
Near
__________________________
(Street/Road Name)
|* (Block Number)
_______________________________________
No
No
If Yes, Specify RR
If Yes, Specify RR
____________, ____________, ____________, _____________
____________, ____________, ____________, _____________
12. RR Milepost
0043.43
_______|____________|____________
POWDER RIVER
FRONT RANGE
DEN UD-WENDOVER
None
_______________________
None
_______________________
None
_______________________
| (suffix)
13. Line Segment
*
Station
*
0476
LONGMONT
BNSF
_________________________
__________________________
N/A
_____________________________
N/A
_________________________________
17. Crossing Type
20. Public Access
21. Type of Train

Freight
Transit
Train Count Per Day
Highway
At Grade
Pathway, Ped.
RR Under
Yes
Intercity Passenger
Shared Use Transit
Public
0
Private
Station, Ped.
RR Over
No
Commuter
Tourist/Other
Number Per Day_____
Open Space
Farm
Residential
Industrial
Institutional
Recreational
RR Yard
Commercial
Yes No
26. HSR Corridor ID
__________________ N/A
No

31.A. State Use *
31.B. State Use *
31.C. State Use *
31.D. State Use *

29. Lat/Long Source
Actual
Estimated
800-832-5452
_________________________________
817-352-1549
______________________________________
303-757-9425
_________________________________

(6 AM to 6 PM)
(6 PM to 6 AM)
9
8
0
__________
__________
__________
__________
20
1
20
__________
to __________
1
Main __________
None
7.A. Event Recorder
Yes
Yes No
No
FORM FRA F 6180.71 (Rev. 3/15)

Yes No
Page 1 OF 2

08/29/2014
1. Are there
Signs or Signals?
Yes No

244846A
PAGE 2

2.A. Crossbuck
Assemblies (count)
2

(W10-5)
Yes (count_______)
No
Specify Type _______________
Specify Type _______________
Specify Type _______________

(count)
0

(count)

Stop Lines
RR Xing Symbols
Yes
No
Dynamic Envelope
None
None
W10-1 ________
W10-3 ________ W10-11 __________
W10-2 ________
W10-4 ________ W10-12 __________
2.G. Channelization
2.H. EXEMPT Sign
Devices/Medians
(R15-3)
Displayed
Yes
Yes
All Approaches
Median
No
No
One Approach
None
Signs (if private)
Count __________
Count __________
Count __________
Yes No
3.A. Gate Arms
0
(count)
Structures (count)
0
2 Quad
Full (Barrier)
Over Traffic Lane
_____
Incandescent
Incandescent
LED
0
Roadway _____
3 Quad
Resistance
Side Lights
0
Median Gates
LED
Included
______/___________
Not Required
3.G. Wayside Horn

Yes
No

Intersection have
Traffic Signals?
Yes No

Interconnection
Not Interconnected
For Traffic Signals
For Warning Signs

Crossing
Yes
No

3.E. Total Count of

3.I. Bells
(count)
0

0
Count ___________
Specify type ______________________

Yes No
Simultaneous
Advance


None

Two-way Traffic
Paved?
2
Divided Traffic
No
Yes
nearest rail) Yes

No
Yes
No
Yes
No
-75
0 29
30 59
60 - 90
Yes
No
1. Highway System

(0) Rural
System?
___________ MPH
(1) Urban
Yes
(1) Interstate
(5) Major Collector
Posted Statutory
No
6. LRS Milepost *
(4) Minor Arterial

(7) Local
1989
000500
00
0
Year _______
AADT _____________
___________________
%
Yes
Yes
No
Submitted by __________________________________
Organization _______________________________________
Phone _______________
Date _____________
FORM FRA F 6180.71 (Rev. 3/15)
Page 2 OF 2

OMB No. 2130-0017
A. Revision Date
B. Reporting Agency
D. DOT Crossing
(MM/DD/YYYY)
Inventory Number
Transit
New
Closed
No Train
Quiet
Railroad
Change in
08
29
2014
_____/_____/_________
Data
Crossing
Traffic
Zone Update
State
Other
Re-Open
Date
Change in Primary
Admin.
244845T
Change Only
Operating RR
Correction

2. State
3. County
COLORADO
BOULDER
_____________________________________________________
________________________________
____________________________________
SH CO 119
________________________________|
__________________
In
LONGMONT
FAP 119
Near
__________________________
(Street/Road Name)
|* (Block Number)
_______________________________________
No
No
If Yes, Specify RR
If Yes, Specify RR
____________, ____________, ____________, _____________
____________, ____________, ____________, _____________
12. RR Milepost
0042.53
_______|____________|____________
POWDER RIVER
FRONT RANGE
DEN UD-WENDOVER
None
_______________________
None
_______________________
None
_______________________
| (suffix)
13. Line Segment
*
Station
*
0476
LONGMONT
BNSF
_________________________
__________________________
N/A
_____________________________
N/A
_________________________________
17. Crossing Type
20. Public Access
21. Type of Train

Freight
Transit
Train Count Per Day
Highway
At Grade
Pathway, Ped.
RR Under
Yes
Intercity Passenger
Shared Use Transit
Public
0
Private
Station, Ped.
RR Over
No
Commuter
Tourist/Other
Number Per Day_____
Open Space
Farm
Residential
Industrial
Institutional
Recreational
RR Yard
Commercial
Yes No
26. HSR Corridor ID
__________________ N/A
No

31.A. State Use *
31.B. State Use *
31.C. State Use *
31.D. State Use *

29. Lat/Long Source
Actual
Estimated
800-832-5452
_________________________________
817-352-1549
______________________________________
303-757-9425
_________________________________

(6 AM to 6 PM)
(6 PM to 6 AM)
9
8
0
__________
__________
__________
__________
20
1
20
__________
to __________
1
Main __________
7.A. Event Recorder
Yes
Yes No
No
FORM FRA F 6180.71 (Rev. 3/15)

Yes No
Page 1 OF 2

08/29/2014
1. Are there
Signs or Signals?
Yes No

244845T
PAGE 2

2.A. Crossbuck
Assemblies (count)
0

(W10-5)
Yes (count_______)
No
Specify Type _______________
Specify Type _______________
Specify Type _______________

(count)
0

(count)
Stop Lines
RR Xing Symbols
Yes
No
Dynamic Envelope
None
None
W10-3 ________ W10-11 __________

W10-1 ________
W10-2 ________
W10-4 ________ W10-12 __________
2.G. Channelization
2.H. EXEMPT Sign
Devices/Medians
(R15-3)
Displayed
Yes
Yes
All Approaches
Median
No
No
One Approach
None
Signs (if private)
Count __________
Count __________
Count __________
Yes No
3.A. Gate Arms
4
(count)
Structures (count)
0
2 Quad
Full (Barrier)
Over Traffic Lane
_____
Incandescent
Incandescent
LED
2
Roadway _____
3 Quad
Resistance
Side Lights
0
Median Gates
LED
Included
______/___________
Not Required
3.G. Wayside Horn

Yes
No

Intersection have
Traffic Signals?
Yes No

Interconnection
Not Interconnected
For Traffic Signals

For Warning Signs

Crossing
Yes No

3.E. Total Count of

3.I. Bells
(count)
1

0
Count ___________
Specify type ______________________

Yes No
Simultaneous
Advance


None

Two-way Traffic
Paved?
4
Divided Traffic
No
Yes
nearest rail) Yes

No
Yes
No
Yes
No
-75
0 29
30 59
60 - 90
Yes
No
1. Highway System

(0) Rural
System?
___________ MPH
(1) Urban

(1) Interstate
(5) Major Collector
Posted Statutory
Yes No


6. LRS Milepost *
(4) Minor Arterial
(7) Local
1996
023100
04
0
Year _______
AADT _____________
___________________
%
Yes
Yes
No
Submitted by __________________________________
Organization _______________________________________
Phone _______________
Date _____________
FORM FRA F 6180.71 (Rev. 3/15)
Page 2 OF 2

OMB No. 2130-0017
A. Revision Date
B. Reporting Agency
D. DOT Crossing
(MM/DD/YYYY)
Inventory Number
Transit
New
Closed
No Train
Quiet
Railroad
Change in
08
29
2014
_____/_____/_________
Data
Crossing
Traffic
Zone Update
State
Other
Re-Open
Date
Change in Primary
Admin.
244844L
Change Only
Operating RR
Correction

2. State
3. County
COLORADO
BOULDER
_____________________________________________________
________________________________
____________________________________
SUNSET ST
________________________________|
__________________
In
LONGMONT
FAU8036
Near
__________________________
(Street/Road Name)
|* (Block Number)
_______________________________________
No
No
If Yes, Specify RR
If Yes, Specify RR
____________, ____________, ____________, _____________
____________, ____________, ____________, _____________
12. RR Milepost
0042.17
_______|____________|____________
POWDER RIVER
FRONT RANGE
DEN UD-WENDOVER
None
_______________________
None
_______________________
None
_______________________
| (suffix)
13. Line Segment
*
Station
*
0476
LONGMONT
BNSF
_________________________
__________________________
N/A
_____________________________
N/A
_________________________________
17. Crossing Type
20. Public Access
21. Type of Train

Freight
Transit
Train Count Per Day
Highway
At Grade
Pathway, Ped.
RR Under
Yes
Intercity Passenger
Shared Use Transit
Public
0
Private
Station, Ped.
RR Over
No
Commuter
Tourist/Other
Number Per Day_____
Open Space
Farm
Residential
Industrial
Institutional
Recreational
RR Yard
Commercial
Yes No
26. HSR Corridor ID
__________________ N/A
No

31.A. State Use *
31.B. State Use *
31.C. State Use *
31.D. State Use *

29. Lat/Long Source
Actual
Estimated
800-832-5452
_________________________________
817-352-1549
______________________________________
303-757-9425
_________________________________

(6 AM to 6 PM)
(6 PM to 6 AM)
9
8
0
__________
__________
__________
__________
20
1
20
__________
to __________
1
Main __________
7.A. Event Recorder
Yes
Yes No
No
FORM FRA F 6180.71 (Rev. 3/15)

Yes No
Page 1 OF 2

08/29/2014
1. Are there
Signs or Signals?
Yes No

244844L
PAGE 2

2.A. Crossbuck
Assemblies (count)
0

(W10-5)
Yes (count_______)
No
Specify Type _______________
Specify Type _______________
Specify Type _______________

(count)
0

(count)
Stop Lines
RR Xing Symbols
Yes
No
Dynamic Envelope
None
None
W10-3 ________ W10-11 __________

W10-1 ________
W10-2 ________
W10-4 ________ W10-12 __________
2.G. Channelization
2.H. EXEMPT Sign
Devices/Medians
(R15-3)
Displayed
Yes
Yes
All Approaches
Median
No
No
One Approach
None
Signs (if private)
Count __________
Count __________
Count __________
Yes No
3.A. Gate Arms
4
(count)
Structures (count)
2
2 Quad
Full (Barrier)
Over Traffic Lane
_____
Incandescent
Incandescent
LED
2
Roadway _____
3 Quad
Resistance
Side Lights
0
Median Gates
LED
Included
______/___________
Not Required
3.G. Wayside Horn

Yes
No

Intersection have
Traffic Signals?
Yes No

Interconnection
Not Interconnected
For Traffic Signals

For Warning Signs

Crossing
Yes No

3.E. Total Count of

3.I. Bells
(count)
1

0
Count ___________
Specify type ______________________

Yes No
Simultaneous
Advance


None

Two-way Traffic
Paved?
2
Divided Traffic
No
Yes
nearest rail) Yes

No
Yes
No
Yes
No
-75
0 29
30 59
60 - 90
Yes
No
1. Highway System

(0) Rural
System?
___________ MPH
(1) Urban
Yes
(1) Interstate
Posted Statutory
(5) Major Collector
No

6. LRS Milepost *
(4) Minor Arterial
(7) Local
1994
005500
05
0
Year _______
AADT _____________
___________________
%
Yes
Yes
No
Submitted by __________________________________
Organization _______________________________________
Phone _______________
Date _____________
FORM FRA F 6180.71 (Rev. 3/15)
Page 2 OF 2

OMB No. 2130-0017
A. Revision Date
B. Reporting Agency
D. DOT Crossing
(MM/DD/YYYY)
Inventory Number
Transit
New
Closed
No Train
Quiet
Railroad
Change in
08
29
2014
_____/_____/_________
Data
Crossing
Traffic
Zone Update
State
Other
Re-Open
Date
Change in Primary
Admin.
244842X
Change Only
Operating RR
Correction

2. State
3. County
COLORADO
BOULDER
_____________________________________________________
________________________________
____________________________________
HOVER RD
________________________________|
__________________
In
LONGMONT
FAU8057
Near
__________________________
(Street/Road Name)
|* (Block Number)
_______________________________________
No
No
If Yes, Specify RR
If Yes, Specify RR
____________, ____________, ____________, _____________
____________, ____________, ____________, _____________
12. RR Milepost
0041.36
_______|____________|____________
POWDER RIVER
FRONT RANGE
DEN UD-WENDOVER
None
_______________________
None
_______________________
None
_______________________
| (suffix)
13. Line Segment
*
Station
*
0476
LONGMONT
BNSF
_________________________
__________________________
N/A
_____________________________
N/A
_________________________________
17. Crossing Type
20. Public Access
21. Type of Train

Freight
Transit
Train Count Per Day
Highway
At Grade
Pathway, Ped.
RR Under
Yes
Intercity Passenger
Shared Use Transit
Public
0
Private
Station, Ped.
RR Over
No
Commuter
Tourist/Other
Number Per Day_____
Open Space
Farm
Residential
Industrial
Institutional
Recreational
RR Yard
Commercial
Yes No
26. HSR Corridor ID
__________________ N/A
No

31.A. State Use *
31.B. State Use *
31.C. State Use *
31.D. State Use *

29. Lat/Long Source
Actual
Estimated
800-832-5452
_________________________________
817-352-1549
______________________________________
303-757-9425
_________________________________

(6 AM to 6 PM)
(6 PM to 6 AM)
9
8
0
__________
__________
__________
__________
20
1
20
__________
to __________
1
Main __________
7.A. Event Recorder
Yes
Yes No
No
FORM FRA F 6180.71 (Rev. 3/15)

Yes No
Page 1 OF 2

08/29/2014
1. Are there
Signs or Signals?
Yes No

244842X
PAGE 2

2.A. Crossbuck
Assemblies (count)
2

(W10-5)
Yes (count_______)
No
Specify Type _______________
Specify Type _______________
Specify Type _______________

(count)
0

(count)
Stop Lines
RR Xing Symbols
Yes
No
Dynamic Envelope
None
None
W10-3 ________ W10-11 __________

W10-1 ________
W10-2 ________
W10-4 ________ W10-12 __________
2.G. Channelization
2.H. EXEMPT Sign
Devices/Medians
(R15-3)
Displayed
Yes
Yes
All Approaches
Median
No
No
One Approach
None
Signs (if private)
Count __________
Count __________
Count __________
Yes No
3.A. Gate Arms
4
(count)
Structures (count)
0
2 Quad
Full (Barrier)
Over Traffic Lane
_____
Incandescent
Incandescent
LED
4
Roadway _____
3 Quad
Resistance
Side Lights
0
Median Gates
LED
Included
______/___________
Not Required
3.G. Wayside Horn

Yes
No

Intersection have
Traffic Signals?
Yes No

Interconnection
Not Interconnected
For Traffic Signals

For Warning Signs

Crossing
Yes No

3.E. Total Count of

3.I. Bells
(count)
2

0
Count ___________
Specify type ______________________

Yes No
Simultaneous
Advance


None

Two-way Traffic
Paved?
2
Divided Traffic
No
Yes
nearest rail) Yes

No
Yes
No
Yes
No
0 29
30 59
60 - 90
Yes
No
1. Highway System

(0) Rural
System?
___________ MPH
(1) Urban
Yes
(1) Interstate
(5) Major Collector
Posted Statutory
No

6. LRS Milepost *
(7) Local
(4) Minor Arterial
1994
005850
05
0
Year _______
AADT _____________
___________________
%
Yes
Yes
No
Submitted by __________________________________
Organization _______________________________________
Phone _______________
Date _____________
FORM FRA F 6180.71 (Rev. 3/15)
Page 2 OF 2
StudyUpdate
APPENDIX B
QUIET ZONE SUMMARY FLOWCHART

(FRA INFORMATION)
Appendix
Chart 3 - Creating a New Quiet Zone or New Partial Quiet Zone

using SSMs
Select crossings
for inclusion in QZ
Pvt xings with

public access and/or
pedestrian xings
included?
Obtain
cooperation from
all affected
jurisdictions
QZ must be at
least 1/2 mile
long
Conduct
diagnostic team
review
yes
Install gates and

lights at all public
crossings
Comply with
diagnostic team's
recommendations
no
Update National
Inventory to
reflect existing
conditions
Disclaimer: This summary of the rule is for informational purposes only. Entities
subject to the rule should refer to the rule text as published in the Federal Register on
August 17, 2006. Should any portion of this summary conflict with the rule, the
language of the rule shall govern.
Submit Notice of
Intent to Create
New QZ
yes
Qu
ali
fie
d!
QZRI < NSRT?
QZs established on this

basis subject to annual
review
Submit notification, silence

horns, and install signage
at all crossings
Send affirmation and updated

inventory form to FRA every
2.5-3 yrs
no
Install SSMs
yes
SSMs at every
public xing?
Qu
ali
fie
d!
yes
Update National
Inventory
Submit Notification,
silence horns, and install
signage at all crossings

4.5-5 yrs
no
QZRI < RIWH

OR
QZRI < NSRT?
yes
Qu
ali
fie
d!
no
no
ASM use
requires FRA
approval
Go to
Chart 4A
Update National
Inventory
Submit notification, silence

horns, and install signage
at all crossings
QZs established on the basis of

comparison with NSRT are
subject to annual review

2.5-3 yrs
Notice of Intent to Create a Quiet Zone 1

Who should submit this notice
A public authority seeking to create a New Quiet Zone or a New Partial Quiet
Zone should submit notice of its intent.
Parties to be notified
Before a public authority establishes a quiet zone either through public authority
designation or through FRA approval, it must provide written notice to several
parties. These parties include the following:
All railroads operating over the public highway-rail grade crossings
within the quiet zone,

The State agency responsible for highway and road safety, and
The State agency responsible for grade crossing safety.
All notices must be provided by certified mail, return receipt requested.

Deadlines
A party may submit information or comments to the public authority during the
60-day period after the date on which the Notice of Intent was mailed. This 60day comment period may terminate early, if the public authority obtains from each
party either written comments or written statements that the parties do not have
any comments.
The information collection submission for the final rule has been approved by the
OMB. The OMB control number is 2130-0560.
Disclaimer: This summary of the rule is for informational purposes only. Entities subject
to the rule should refer to the rule text as published in the Federal Register on August 17,
2006. Should any portion of this summary conflict with the rule, the language of the rule
shall govern.
Notification contents
The notice must unambiguously state which crossings will be contained
within the quiet zone. Each public, pedestrian, and private crossing
must be identified by both the U.S. DOT National Highway-Rail Grade
Crossing Inventory number and the street or highway name.
The notice must indicate the time period during which train horn
restrictions would be imposed (i.e. 24 hours or from 10 pm to 7 am)

The notice must contain a brief explanation of the tentative plans for
implementing improvements within the quiet zone.

The notice must clearly indicate the name, title, and contact information
for the person who will act as point of contact during the development
process.
All notifications must contain list of the names and addresses of each
party notified.
shall govern.
Notice of Quiet Zone Establishment 1

Who should submit this notice
A public authority wishing to establish a New Quiet Zone, a New Partial Quiet
Zone, a Pre-Rule Quiet Zone, or a Pre-Rule Partial Quiet Zone must submit a
notice of Quiet Zone Establishment.
Parties to be notified ((222.43(a)(4))
The public authority must provide written notice to several parties. These parties
include the following:
All railroads operating over the public highway-rail grade crossing within
the quiet zone,

The highway or traffic control authority, or the law enforcement authority
with jurisdiction over motor vehicle traffic at the quiet zone crossings,
Landowners with control over any private crossings within the quiet zone,
The State agency responsible for highway and road safety,
The State agency responsible for grade crossing safety, and
The FRA Associate Administrator.
All notices must be provided by certified mail, return receipt requested.

Deadlines
Notice of the establishment of a Quiet Zone should be mailed no later than 21 days
before the date on which train horns are scheduled to cease sounding. For New
Quiet Zones and New Partial Quiet Zones, the Notice of Quiet Zone Establishment
can not be served earlier than 60 days after the Notice of Intent was mailed, unless
the Notice of Quiet Zone Establishment contains a written statement affirming that
The information collection submission for the final rule has been approved by the
OMB. The OMB control number is 2130-0560.
shall govern.
written comments and/or no comment statements have been received from each
party that received the Notice of Intent. For Pre-Rule Quiet Zones that qualified
for automatic approval, the Notice of Quiet Zone Establishment should be mailed
out before December 24, 2005.
Notification contents (222.43(e))
The notice must unambiguously state which crossings are contained within
the quiet zone. All public, pedestrian, and private crossings must be
identified by both the U.S. DOT National Highway-Rail Grade Crossing
Inventory Number, and by street or highway name.
The notification must clearly cite the regulatory provision that provides the
basis for establishing the Quiet Zone:
222.39(a)(1), implementation of SSMs at every public crossing in the

New Quiet Zone or New Partial Quiet Zone;
222.39(a)(2)(i), the QZRI is at or below the NSRT without installation

of any SSMs at the New Quiet Zone or New Partial Quiet Zone;
222.39(a)(2)(ii), SSMs were implemented at some crossings in the

New Quiet Zone or New Partial Quiet Zone to bring the QZRI to a
level at or below the NSRT;
222.39(a)(3), SSMs were implemented at some crossings in the New

Quiet Zone or New Partial Quiet Zone to bring the QZRI to a level at or
below the RIWH; or
222.39(b), public authority application to the FRA for a New Quiet

Zone or New Partial Quiet Zone.
222.41(a)(i) Pre-Rule Quiet Zones that qualify for automatic approval

because every crossing is equipped with an SSM,
222.41(a)(ii) Pre-Rule Quiet Zones that qualify for automatic

approval because QZRI < NSRT,
222.41(a)(iii) Pre-Rule Quiet Zones that qualify for automatic

approval because NSRT < QZRI < 2* NSRT, and there have been no
relevant collisions within the 5 years preceding April 27th, 2005.
shall govern.
222.41(b)(i) Pre-Rule Partial Quiet Zones that qualify for automatic

approval because every crossing is equipped with an SSM,
222.41(b)(ii) Pre-Rule Partial Quiet Zones that qualify for automatic

approval because QZRI < NSRT,
222.41(b)(iii) Pre-Rule Partial Quiet Zones that qualify for automatic

approval because NSRT < QZRI < 2* NSRT, and there have been no
relevant collisions within the 5 years preceding April 27th, 2005.
222.41(c) Pre-Rule Quiet Zones and Pre-Rule Partial Quiet Zones that
do not qualify for automatic approval
222.41(d) Pre-Rule Partial Quiet Zones that will be converted to 24hour New Quiet Zones
222.42(a) Intermediate Quiet Zones or Intermediate Partial Quiet

Zones
222.42(b) Intermediate Partial Quiet Zones that will be converted to

24-hour New Quiet Zones.
If the notice contains a reference to 222.39(a)(2)(i), 222.39(a)(2)(ii),
222.39(a)(3), 222.41(a)(2), 222.41(a)(3), 222.41(b)(2), or 222.41(b)(3), that

is, any time a determination of QZRI is used to justify establishment of a
quiet zone, the notification must include a copy of the FRA Quiet Zone
Calculator web page that contains the data on which the public authority is
relying.
If the notice contains a reference to 222.39(b), the notice must include a
copy of the FRAs notification of approval.

If a diagnostic team is required under 222.25 (private crossings) or
222.27 (pedestrian crossings), the notice must include a statement

affirming that the State agency responsible for grade crossing safety and all
affected railroads were provided an opportunity to participate in the
diagnostic team review. The notice must also include a list of the
diagnostic teams recommendations.
The notice must contain a statement indicating the time period during
which horn restrictions will be observed.
shall govern.
An accurate and complete Grade Crossing Inventory Form for each public,
pedestrian, and private crossing within the quiet zone that accurately
reflects conditions at the crossing before any new SSMs or ASMs were
implemented.
An accurate, complete, and current Grade Crossing Inventory Form for
each public, pedestrian, and private crossing within the quiet zone that
accurately reflects SSMs and ASMs in place upon establishment of the
Quiet Zone. SSMs and ASMs that cannot fully be described on the
Inventory form shall be described separately.
If the public authority was required to file a Notice of Intent (New Quiet
Zones and New Partial Quiet Zones), the Notice of Quiet Zone
Establishment shall contain a written statement affirming that the Notice of
Intent was provided in accordance with the rule, and indicating the date on
which the Notice of Intent was mailed.
If the public authority was required to file a Notice of Intent, and did so
less than 60 days before mailing the Notice of Quiet Zone Establishment,
they must also include a written statement affirming that they received
written comments and/or no comment statements from the parties that
received the Notice of Intent.
If the public authority was required to submit a Notice of Detailed Plan,
they must include a written statement affirming that the Notice of Detailed
Plan was provided in accordance with the rule, and they must state the date
on which it was provided.
The name and title of the person responsible for monitoring compliance
with the requirements of the rule and his/her contact information. In

addition to the persons name, title, and organization, contact information
should include his/her business address, telephone number, fax number,
and email address.
Names and addresses of all parties notified in accordance with the rule; and
A statement signed by the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of each public
authority continuing the quiet zone. In the CEOs statement, he or she

must certify that the information submitted by the public authority is
accurate and complete to the best of his/her knowledge and belief.
shall govern.
StudyUpdate
APPENDIX C
TRACK ISOLATION RENDERINGS
Appendix
StudyUpdate
APPENDIX D
NOISE CONTOUR DIAGRAM
Appendix

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Railroad Grade Crossing

FHU Reference No. 116005

Railroad Grade Crossing Quiet Zone

Existing Conditions --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3

Quiet Zone Requirements ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 21

Development of Quiet Zone Concept Improvements ------------------------------------------------------------------ 25

Railroad Grade Crossing Quiet Zone

BNSF Coffman Street -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 59

Areas of Pedestrian Crossing Activity --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 66

Evaluation of Quiet Zone Concept Improvements ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 71

Implementation Plan ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 75

U.S. DOT CROSSING INVENTORY SUMMARY SHEETS

Railroad Quiet Zone Study Area ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2

Railroad Grade Crossing Quiet Zone

BNSF Ken Pratt Boulevard ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 18

Existing Crossing Conditions----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4

Railroad Grade Crossing Quiet Zone

Railroad Grade Crossing Quiet Zone

Figure 1. Railroad Quiet Zone Study Area

Railroad Grade Crossing Quiet Zone

Highway-Rail Grade Crossings

Railroad Grade Crossing Quiet Zone

Table 1. Existing Crossing Conditions

BNSF Crossings in Study

DC/ AFO 18,500

245 010 J 46.82

245 009 P 45.81

Mountain View Avenue

245 008 H 45.31

245 007 B 44.77

DC/ AFO 13,500

Longs Peak Avenue

245 005 M 44.52

245 004 F 44.40

245 003 Y 44.29

245 002 S 44.18

244 848 N 44.06 Gates / FL / Cant DC/ AFO 12,600

Main Street/US 287

244 849 V 43.57

244 847 G 43.50

244 846 A 43.43

Ken Pratt Boulevard

244 845 T 42.53

244 844 L 42.17 Gates / FL / Cant

244 842 X 41.36

46.33 Gates / Flashers DC/ AFO

Railroad Grade Crossing Quiet Zone

Highway 66 Crossing Summary

Railroad Grade Crossing Quiet Zone

21st Avenue Crossing Summary

Fig. 3. 21st Avenue

Railroad Grade Crossing Quiet Zone

17th Avenue Crossing Summary

Table 4. 17th Avenue Crossing Information

Fig. 4. 17th Avenue

Railroad Grade Crossing Quiet Zone

Mountain View Avenue Crossing Summary

Fig. 5. Mountain View Avenue

This crossing does meet the minimum requirements

Railroad Grade Crossing Quiet Zone

9th Avenue Crossing Summary

Fig. 6. 9th Avenue