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Callahan County asks TxDOT and Union Pacific for safety inspection of rail crossing after fatal crash
Summary
Following a crash that killed two young adults at a county-road rail crossing, the commissioners passed a resolution requesting a diagnostic inspection by Union Pacific and TxDOT Abilene District of the FM 18 rail crossing (US DOT ID 796029W) to evaluate safety and eligibility for Section 130 rail-highway improvements.
The Callahan County Commissioners Court passed a resolution requesting the Texas Department of Transportation (Abilene District) and Union Pacific Railroad coordinate a diagnostic safety inspection of a rail crossing on FM 18 near former County Road 243, where a recent crash killed two young adults.
In reading the resolution, the presiding officer explained the request is to initiate a diagnostic inspection and funding evaluation only and does not commit county funds for construction or installation of warning devices. The resolution cites the U.S. Department of Transportation crossing ID 796029W and asks agencies to consider eligibility under the federal Section 130 railway-highway crossing program and any applicable state or federal rail-safety improvement programs.
The court passed the resolution by motion and voice vote and said it would review any recommendations from TxDOT and Union Pacific at a future meeting to determine next steps. The resolution was presented as a response to the recent fatalities and framed as a procedural step to seek an expert safety evaluation.
