Described is a railway diamond that allows two intersecting railway lines to cross each other at-grade without incurring discontinuous miming surfaces, thus avoiding the large dynamic impacts normally occurring in traditional railway diamonds. Modified frogs with piston-mounted load-pads located at critical locations can selectively close the inactive flangeways, thus providing quasi-continuous running surfaces over said flangeways for the active route. Operation of the pistons is performed automatically through an interface with the rail traffic control system and provision is made for continued operation of the diamond in instances of technical anomalies. The operating mechanisms are located below the frogs, with risers providing the required vertical separation between the ties and the frogs. Benefits of embodiments of the invention are reduced maintenance costs, potentially increased line capacity, service life extension for the components and the diamond itself, as well as environmental improvements.

Examples described herein provide a computer-implemented method for thermal lockout for a motor of a gate crossing mechanism. The method includes monitoring a motor current across a sense resistor of the motor. The method further includes determining a present thermal capacity unit (TCU) at a time interval based on the motor current across the sense resistor. The method further includes determining whether the motor is at a thermal limit by comparing the present TCU to an expected TCU. The method further includes responsive to determining that the motor is at the thermal limit, causing initiating a hard fault.

Examples described herein provide a computer-implemented method for thermal lockout for a motor of a gate crossing mechanism. The method includes monitoring a motor current across a sense resistor of the motor. The method further includes determining a present thermal capacity unit (TCU) at a time interval based on the motor current across the sense resistor. The method further includes determining whether the motor is at a thermal limit by comparing the present TCU to an expected TCU. The method further includes responsive to determining that the motor is at the thermal limit, causing initiating a hard fault.

A bridge piece that can be used as a hose bridge extender or a railroad crossing. An exemplary bridge piece has a body having an undercut proximate one side, which undercut is positioned near a track when used as part of a railroad crossing.

A bridge piece that can be used as a hose bridge extender or a railroad crossing. An exemplary bridge piece has a body having an undercut proximate one side, which undercut is positioned near a track when used as part of a railroad crossing.

A device for setting up a level crossing for crossing a track section having two rails, comprising one or more mouldings forming at least one part of a traffic surface of the railway crossing across the rails, and at least one moulding holder fixable to one of the two rails, wherein the moulding(s) is/(are) detachably attachable to at least one of the two rails by means of the moulding holder, wherein the moulding holder comprises two holding clamps fixable to the rail in juxtaposition to each other on both sides of the rail, and wherein the two holding clamps can be braced to each other such as to clamp the rail foot between the two holding clamps.

A device for setting up a level crossing for crossing a track section having two rails, comprising one or more mouldings forming at least one part of a traffic surface of the railway crossing across the rails, and at least one moulding holder fixable to one of the two rails, wherein the moulding(s) is/(are) detachably attachable to at least one of the two rails by means of the moulding holder, wherein the moulding holder comprises two holding clamps fixable to the rail in juxtaposition to each other on both sides of the rail, and wherein the two holding clamps can be braced to each other such as to clamp the rail foot between the two holding clamps.

An improved railway roadway crossing support system uses a foundation pile, support brackets and connecting hardware to provide vehicle traffic road support separated from the railroad ballast and track support system. The improved railway roadway crossing support system separates the roadway support system from the track support system so that the roadway support system can last longer and be repaired separately from the track support system.

An improved railway roadway crossing support system uses a foundation pile, support brackets and connecting hardware to provide vehicle traffic road support separated from the railroad ballast and track support system. The improved railway roadway crossing support system separates the roadway support system from the track support system so that the roadway support system can last longer and be repaired separately from the track support system.