I-TEAM: Blocked rail crossings pose dangers to communities

TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - Blocked rail crossings continue to pose a danger across the country. They are cutting off neighborhoods, delaying emergency responders and forcing people, including children, to climb around trains stopped on the tracks.

But our I-Team’s look at this issue is already leading to action with outrage resulting in everything from senate legislation to changes in training and even infrastructure improvements in the city at the center of an investigation.

Our I-Team details big developments in the effort to improve safety and even eliminate dangerous crossings nationwide.

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