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This crossing is protected by flashers, but no gates on the ATSF mainline through this rural northern Arizona town.  After a recent grade crossing incident, the combined El Capitan / Super Chief has a speed restriction through town while the local police department has dispatched an officer to monitor the crossing for a few weeks to help deter those who would try and race the train.

Interestingly enough, this new enforcement measure seems to be lax looking at the pedestrians in the right of way!

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Less than three years later on the east side of town, Amtrak is now the operator and the train is now the Southwest Limited.  This crossing is still only protected by flashers, but there have not been incidents in a while at this location.  Perhaps recent challenges with the new SDP40Fs, the return of E8s and a speed restriction have helped?  No one in town really knows or thinks much of it.  There is more frustration that Amtrak discontinued the station stop here.

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