VERIFY: No, local municipalities cannot prevent trains from stopping at railroad crossings

MADISON, Ala. — We all know that feeling, when you hear the train horn and you know what’s coming.

A long wait at a railroad crossing or a detour around the tracks if you’re impatient.

While sitting at one of those crossings, you may have asked yourself, who controls these things anyway?

QUESTION:

Can cities stop trains from stopping at crossings?…

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