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    "title" : "Rail Crossing Locator App Now Available on a Second Platform |Digital.gov",
    "description": "Rail Crossing Locator App Now Available on a Second Platform",
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    {"title" :"Rail Crossing Locator App Now Available on a Second Platform","summary" : "You don’t need to be a rail buff to want to download the Federal Railroad Administration Rail Crossing Locator app. Parents, outdoor enthusiasts, emergency responders, school officials, motorists and many others will find value in locating area highway-rail crossings. The aim of the app is public safety and the Department of Transportation","date" : "2014-11-06T10:00:43-04:00","date_modified" : "2025-01-27T19:42:55-05:00","authors" : {"kdowney" : "Kevin Downey"},"topics" : {
        
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      "editpathURL" :"https://github.com/GSA/digitalgov.gov/edit/bc-archive-content-3/content/news/2014/11/2014-11-06-rail-crossing-locator-app-now-available-on-a-second-platform.md","slug" : "rail-crossing-locator-app-now-available-on-a-second-platform","url" : "/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/2014/11/06/rail-crossing-locator-app-now-available-on-a-second-platform/","content" :"\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://s3.amazonaws.com/digitalgov/_legacy-img/2014/11/527-x-845-FRA-DOT-Rail-Crossing-Locator-Android-app.jpg\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"image\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg\n    src=\"https://s3.amazonaws.com/digitalgov/_legacy-img/2014/11/250-x-400-FRA-DOT-Rail-Crossing-Locator-Android-app.jpg\"\n    alt=\"250-x-400-FRA-DOT-Rail-Crossing-Locator-Android-app\"/\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\n\u003c/a\u003eYou don’t need to be a rail buff to want to download the \u003ca href=\"/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/2014/01/23/rail-crossing-locator-app-from-dot/\" title=\"Rail Crossing Locator App from DOT\"\u003eFederal Railroad Administration Rail Crossing Locator app\u003c/a\u003e. Parents, outdoor enthusiasts, emergency responders, school officials, motorists and many others will find value in locating area highway-rail crossings. The aim of the app is public safety and the Department of Transportation (DOT) recently added an Android version of the app.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Rail Crossing Locator app uses your current location to display nearby points on a map where a railway line crosses a road or path, as opposed to when a railway line crosses over or under a road via a bridge or tunnel.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDownload the app, open it up, search for nearby rail crossings, and watch the app’s map populate with rail crossing points around you. You can search for crossings by address, geo-location or DOT Crossing ID. The app even contains a full accident history report at each location.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou can also:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003euse the app to find and call the Emergency Notification Number to report emergencies, and\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eplot your course with help from this app to avoid potential danger zones.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDownload this app to join the Federal Railroad Administration’s efforts to improve rail crossing safety. The Rail Crossing Locator is available for \u003ca href=\"https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=gov.dot.fra.RailCrossing\"\u003eAndroid\u003c/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/rail-crossing-locator/id643005214?mt=8\"\u003eApple iOS\u003c/a\u003e smartphone and tablet devices.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eYou can download this and other cool mobile government apps with just a few clicks from our \u003ca href=\"http://www.usa.gov/mobileapps.shtml\"\u003eUSA.gov Federal Mobile Apps Directory\u003c/a\u003e. Federal agencies can get their apps in the directory by using the \u003ca href=\"https://touchpoints.app.cloud.gov/registry\"\u003eFederal Mobile Product Registry\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n"}
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