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It seems to me that a lot of people have missed the point on these threads ignoring the profanity that some people have used. In most cases the railroad was built first but the local levels of government have the authority to permit crossings to be built at every landowner's or municipality's whim. If one drives down any 4 lane divided highway one notices that you must go to the next exit to get to where you want to go regardless of whether it is in an urban or rural area. We don't seem to apply the same logic to railroads because the local level of government would have to fund the grade separation. Somehow we can find money to make the traffic flow faster and safer but not to make rail traffic flow faster and safer. One of the main impediments to having high speed rail and reliable schedules is the number of crossings. When we give people access to roads so they can use their automobile we somehow think that we should have a more direct route than even a pedestrian. A double track railroad is like an expressway and there should be no level crossings. If you want to cross the tracks, you pay for the grade separation. I agree with those who have preceeded me and have said stop, look and listen. Here is a perfect example of how government expenditures could be modal neutral benefiting both rail and road traffic.
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