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Dominion Energy says stray-voltage study underway after Manassas Park railroad crossing-arm failures
Summary
Dominion Energy presented to the Manassas Park City Council about recurring railroad crossing-arm failures on Manassas Drive, saying a consultant study due next week will guide mitigation work with Norfolk Southern after tests showed simultaneous voltage spikes on rails and transmission lines.
Dominion Energy officials told the Manassas Park City Council that preliminary testing indicates stray voltage on a transmission line that parallels the Norfolk Southern railroad may be linked to repeated crossing-arm failures on Manassas Drive.
Calvin O'Dell, the city's director of community development, said the city and police have tracked crossing-arm problems for years and that Norfolk Southern told staff it had been monitoring a stray-voltage condition for nearly 15 years. "The voltage had…
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