The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-23
REMOVE GRADE KS
State Highway Commission
Orders Out Crossings.
Death Traps, Numbering 81,
To Be Eliminated.

Another bunch of Kansas railroad
crossings are to be removed under an
order by the state highway commls-
sion The commission has issued or
ders against sixty-three grade cross
ings and thru it's action expects 10
eliminate many of the dangers to mo-
florists and pedestrians. Many deaths
have occurred at the crossings placed
under the ban by the commission
Two of the danger zones removed
by order of the commission are a snort
distance west of Perry on the Golden
Belt highway. Twice within a quar-
ter of a mile the road crosses the
double tracks of the Union Paclflc
over which the fast Union Pacific ana
Rock Island trains are operated. Both
crossings were ordered removed ana
the highway Strengthened.
In Lyon county one of the principal
highways crosses tire Katy railway
tracks six times in five miles. A new
E road along the Katy tracks will elm
mate the entire danger at these cross
ings. Many other danger points are
to be eliminated or repaired in such
manner as to reduce the number OF
accidents to a minimum. In many in
stances the state commission has or
dered the building Of subways or via
ducts. Where practicable, tho, the
commission has reduced both expense
and danger by directing straighten-
ing of the highway and elimination of
the crossing.
List of Crossings.
Doniphan County-Two on the Grand
Island west of Troy and one on the Rock
Island three miles west Of Troy.
Lyon County-SiX crossings on the M,
X. 4 r. between Americas and Com1skey-
The six crossings are all on 0-mlle
Pottawatomie County-One Union Paci-,
fic crossing one mile east of BelVue anu
three just west of Belvue. -Four crossings
on the L.. X. & W, two five miles south
west of Blaine and two just west OF
Eice County-Two Frisco crossings two
and oue-haIf miles southwest of SaNman-
Marion County-Two Rock Island cross
Anderson County-Two Missouri Pacific
crossings just north of Greeley, two MIS-
souri, Pacific crossings Immediately south
of Greeley, two Missouri 'Iacltlc crossings
one mile northwest of Harris 800
Franklin Ceunty-Two Santa Fe cross
fngs one and one-half miles west OF Home
wood Two Santa Fe crossings Immediately
Jackson County-Two Missouri Pacific
crossings two miles west of Netawaka.
Two Kansas city Northern crossings just
east Of irmingham.
Keuray County-Two Santa Fe cross
ings -ust west of Deerfield.
jefferson County-Two Union Pacif1c
crossing just west Of Perry Two Union
Pacific crossings two miles east of VII
Jamestown Two Santa Fe crossings two
and one-half miles south of Valley Falls
Miami County-Two Missouri Pacltlc
crossings one mile south of Wagstaff.
Sheridan County-Two Rock Island
crossings one mile northeast OF seldom.
one Rock Island crossing just east of Rex
ford One Union Pacific crossing two
miles east of Mento.
Coffey County-Two NJ, X. & T. cross
ings five miles south of burlington.
Miami County-One Frisco crossing one
and one-fourth miles north of Paola, to be
protected by suitable signal device one
NJ. X Il T. crossing two and one-half miles
south Of Paola. TO be protected by suitable
sig al device.
Montgomery County-One Frisco cross
ing at the north edge of Cherryvale- One
eros sing on the Union Traction company
line at Stop No. II, between independents
crossing AT the same point. Two Missouri
Prc!fic crossings east Of Wayside. One
Union Traction Company's crossing south
OF the Independence Country club at Stop
y. to be protected by suitable signal de-
vice
Johnson County-One Frisco crossings
known as the Breyfogle crossing, one mile
north and mile east of LeneXa- One Mis-
souri, Pacific crossing at Stilwell, to be
protected by a suitabl signal device.