California High-Speed Rail Authority 

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Section 

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Environmental Impact 

Report/Environmental 

Impact Statement 

Appendix 2-B 

Railroad Crossings 

November 2017 
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APPENDIX 2-B: RAILROAD CROSSINGS .............................................................................. 2-B-1

2-B-1 Definitions ........................................................................................................... 2-B-1

Tables 

Table 2-B-1 Proposed F-B LGA Crossings of Railroads ........................................... 2-B-2

Table 2-B-2 Proposed Public Crossings of F-B LGA ................................................. 2-B-3

Table 2-B-3 Railroad Crossings within F-B LGA Footprint ........................................ 2-B-5
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Appendix 2-B 

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APPENDIX 2-B: RAILROAD CROSSINGS 

This Appendix 2-B provides information about railroad and roadway crossings within the footprint 

of the F-B LGA. Provided below are tables containing acronyms and term definitions used in this 

Appendix that are shown in Table 2-B-1, Table 2-B-2, and Table 2-B-3. Table 2-B-1 describes the 

area where the F-B LGA would cross existing railroads. Table 2-B-2 provides the proposed public 

roadway crossings associated with the F-B LGA. Table 2-B-3 provides railroad crossings within 

the F-B LGA footprint. Information regarding railroad and roadway crossings for the May 2014 

Project can be found in the Fresno to Bakersfield Section Final EIR/EIS Appendix 2-B (pages 2-

B-1 through 2-B-30).

2-B-1 Definitions 

Term Description 

F-B LGA Locally Generated Alternative

BNSF BNSF Railway

SJVR San Joaquin Valley Railroad 

UPRR Union Pacific Railroad 

Existing RRX Grade F-B LGA Road Realign RRX Change Prop. RRX Grade

G = Grade Crossing HSR At None No Change RR At

A = Road Above Track HSR Below Minor Close RR Below

B = Road Below Track HSR Above Major Changes RR Above

All proposed crossings include the following: 

F-B LGA

Alignment

Proposed grade of F-B LGA track alignment/corridor 

HSR At HSR track on the surface (on embankment, at-grade, ground level)

HSR Above HSR track on the surface (above grade, retained fill, rail bridge, aerial structure, etc.)

Road 

Alignment 

Proposed roadway realignment or construction in the vicinity of the at-grade crossing 

None No significant roadway realignment or construction

Minor Minor reconstruction of local roadways

Major Major reconstruction of local roadways

Where the F-B LGA alignment is within 1,000 feet of an existing highway-railroad crossing the 

following information is included: 
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Existing 

RRX Grade 

Existing grade of highway-railroad crossing 

G Currently roadway crosses the railroad at-grade.

A Currently roadway is above the railroad.

B Currently roadway is below the railroad.

RRX 

Change 

Proposed physical change to the highway-railroad crossing 

No Change Railroad crossing and immediate vicinity will NOT be physically affected

Close Railroad crossing will eliminated

Changes Railroad crossing will remain with physical modification, including the addition of RR or HSR track at 

an existing railroad grade separation

RRX Grade Proposed grade of the highway-railroad crossing 

RRX At Railroad tracks at same level as roadway

RRX Below Railroad tracks below roadway

RRX Above Railroad tracks above roadway

Table 2-B-1 Proposed F-B LGA Crossings of Railroads 

No. HSR 

Station

RR Approx. RR 

MP

Prop HSR 

Grade

Prop. HSR 

Xing RR

City County

1 5998+00 BNSF Yard 

tracks in 

Shafter

905.1 Proposed to 

remove and 

relocate tracks

Proposed to 

remove and 

relocate tracks

Shafter Kern

2 6004+50 BNSF Spur 904.8 Above Over RR Shafter Kern

3 6664+00 UPRR 

Industry Spur

307.21 Above Over RR Bakersfield Kern

4 6768+00 SJVR 111.4 Above Over RR Bakersfield Kern

5 6997+00 BNSF 885.4 Above Over RR Bakersfield Kern

6 7015+50 UPRR Wye 313.8 Above Over RR Bakersfield Kern

7 7020+50 UPRR Wye 313.9 Above Over RR Bakersfield Kern
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Table 2-B-2 Proposed Public Crossings of F-B LGA 

No. Approx. 

F-B LGA

Station

Road Xing 

F-B LGA

Road 

Realign 

Road 

Network/

Flow 

Changes 

Prop. 

F-B LGA

Grade

Prop. 

F-B LGA

Xing

Road

City County

1 5883+40 Poplar Ave Major Minor At Below Shafter Kern

2 5883+00 Madera Ave Minor None At Above Shafter Kern

3 5921+00 Fresno Ave None None Above Above Shafter Kern

4 5954+50 Tulare Ave Major Minor Above Above Shafter Kern

5 5957+00 Shafter Ave None Closed At Above Shafter Kern

6 5858+25 Tulare Ave None Closed At Above Shafter Kern

7 5976+45 Central Ave Minor None Above Above Shafter Kern

8 5994+00 Mannel Ave Minor None Above Above Shafter Kern

9 5995+50 E Lerdo Hwy Minor None Above Above Shafter Kern

10 6030+80 Beech Ave Major Minor At Above Shafter Kern

11 6033+80 Los Angeles 

Ave

None Closed At Above Shafter Kern

12 6065+20 Gold’s Ave None Closed At Above Shafter Kern

13 6075+65 Riverside St Major Minor At Above Shafter Kern

14 6097+00 Cherry Ave None None At Above Shafter Kern

15 6129+60 Orange Ave None Closed At Above Unincorp Kern

16 6155+08 Mendota St None Closed At Above Unincorp Kern

17 6212+35 Driver Rd None None Above Above Unincorp Kern

18 6265+40 Zachary Ave None None Above Above Unincorp Kern

19 6370+85 Zerker Rd None None Above Above Unincorp Kern

20 6483+06 Verdugo Ln None None Above Above Unincorp Kern

21 6595+00 7th Standard

Rd

Major Major Above Below Unincorp Kern

22 6653+30 Fruitvale Ave None None Above Above Unincorp Kern

23 6671+57 Snow Rd None None Above Above Bakersfield Kern

24 6714+55 Knudsen Dr None None Above Above Bakersfield Kern

25 6718+30 SR 99 None None Above Above Bakersfield Kern

26 6736+00 State Rd Minor Minor Above Above Bakersfield Kern

27 6740+50 SR 99 On/Off 

Ramps

None None Above Above Bakersfield Kern

28 6743+20 Olive Drive None None Above Above Bakersfield Kern

29 6748+55 State Rd None None Above Above Bakersfield Kern

30 6782+00 State Rd Minor None Above Above Bakersfield Kern

31 6795+30 Airport Dr None None Above Above Bakersfield Kern

32 6798+10 SR 99 NB On 

Ramp

None None Above Above Bakersfield Kern
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No. Approx. 

F-B LGA

Station

Road Xing 

F-B LGA

Road 

Realign 

Road 

Network/

Flow 

Changes 

Prop. 

F-B LGA

Grade

Prop. 

F-B LGA

Xing

Road

City County

33 6801+20 SR 99 NB Off 

Ramp

None None Above Above Bakersfield Kern

34 6877+84 32nd St Major Minor Above Above Bakersfield Kern

35 6880+45 Chester Ave None None Above Above Bakersfield Kern

36 6889+30 30th St None None Above Above Bakersfield Kern

37 6893+72 M Street None None Above Above Bakersfield Kern

38 6902+25 O St None None Above Above Bakersfield Kern

39 6910+50 Q St None None Above Above Bakersfield Kern

40 6915+58 SR 178 None None Above Above Bakersfield Kern

41 6928+00 24th St None Closed Above Above Bakersfield Kern

42 6935+57 Sumner St None None Above Above Bakersfield Kern

43 6937+55 Union Ave None None Above Above Bakersfield Kern

44 6941+24 Sumner St None None Above Above Bakersfield Kern

45 6968+46 Baker St None None Above Above Bakersfield Kern

46 6978+20 Beale Ave None None Above Above Bakersfield Kern

47 6997+10 Miller St None Closed Above Above Bakersfield Kern

48 7002+00 Haley St None Closed Above Above Bakersfield Kern

49 7019+18 Truxtun Ave None None Above Above Bakersfield Kern

50 7026+82 Ogden St None None Above Above Bakersfield Kern

51 7038+53 Chamberlain 

Ave

None None Above Above Bakersfield Kern

52 7047+14 Mt. Vernon 

Ave

None None Above Above Bakersfield Kern

53 7054+50 Exchange St None None Above Above Bakersfield Kern

54 7061+20 Webster St None None Above Above Bakersfield Kern
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Table 2-B-3 Railroad Crossings within F-B LGA Footprint 

No. Approx. F-B 

LGA Station

RR Xing 

DOT #

RR Approx. 

RR MP

Road 

Xing RR

RoadCross 

Street

Exist RR 

Xing Type

If Exist 

AtGrade

Prop. 

RR 

Xing 

Type

Road 

Realign

Road 

Network/

Flow 

Changes

Prop. 

F-B

LGA

Grade

Prop. 

F-B

LGA

Xing

Road

Prop. RR Xing 

Improvement

City and 

County

1 5883+40 028394Y BNSF 907.19 Poplar 

Ave

SR 43 At-Grade Close Road 

Above

Major Minor At Below Remove AtGrade, 

Construct 

Overhead

Shafter/Kern

2 5921+00 028393S BNSF 906.53 Fresno 

Ave

SR 43 At-Grade Close Road 

Below

None None Above Above Remove AtGrade, 

Construct 

Underpass

Shafter/Kern

3 5957+00 028392K BNSF 905.79 Shafter 

Ave

SR 43 At-Grade Close Road 

Below

Major Minor Above Above Remove Xing Shafter/Kern

4 5976+45 028391D BNSF 905.46 Central 

Ave

SR 43 At-Grade Close Road 

Below

None None Above Above Remove AtGrade, 

Construct 

Underpass

Shafter/Kern

5 5995+50 028390W BNSF 905.12 Lerdo 

Hwy

SR 43 At-Grade Close Road 

Below

None None Above Above Remove AtGrade, 

Construct 

Underpass

Shafter/Kern

6 6033+80 028386G BNSF 904.41 Los 

Angeles 

Ave

SR 43 At-Grade Close Road 

Below

Minor Minor At Above Remove Xing Shafter/Kern

7 6075+65 028385A BNSF 903.71 Riverside 

St

SR 43 At-Grade Close Road 

Above

Major Minor At Above Remove AtGrade, 

Construct 

Overhead

Shafter/Kern

8 6097+00 028384T BNSF 903.02 Cherry 

Ave

SR 43 At-Grade Remain AtGradeNone None At Above Reconstruct AtGrade.Shafter/Kern

9 6595+00 921215S UP 306.01 7th 

Standard 

Rd

Coffee 

Rd.

Overhead Remain Road 

Above

Major Minor Above Below Reconstruct 

Overhead

Bakersfield/

Kern
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No. Approx. F-B 

LGA Station

RR Xing 

DOT #

RR Approx. 

RR MP

Road 

Xing RR

RoadCross 

Street

Exist RR 

Xing Type

If Exist 

AtGrade

Prop. 

RR 

Xing 

Type

Road 

Realign

Road 

Network/

Flow 

Changes

Prop. 

F-B

LGA

Grade

Prop. 

F-B

LGA

Xing

Road

Prop. RR Xing 

Improvement

City and 

County

10 6997+00 028280L BNSF 885.39 Sumner/

Miller St

– At-Grade Remain AtGradeNone Minor Above Above No Change Bakersfield/

Kern

11 7015+50 750949U SJVR 313.81 Edison 

Hwy

– At-Grade Remain AtGradeNone None Above Above No Change Bakersfield/

Kern

12 7020+50 750951V SJVR 314.14 Edison 

Hwy

– At-Grade Remain AtGradeNone None Above Above No Change Bakersfield/

Kern