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Premier® Railroad Grade Crossing  
Premier® Railroad Grade Crossing is a precast, modular reinforced concrete system that carries roadways smoothly across railroad tracks. The Premier® system offers the owner a number of advantages:

Eliminates the purchase, installation and maintenance cost for ballast, ties and rail fasteners
Eliminates “spike kill” and plate cutting
Eliminates track “pumping,” ensuring a smooth transition from the roadway to the textured, skid-resistant crossing surface
Formed rail recesses maintain track gauge in the base module
Non-conductive rail boot eliminates false shunting when trains are not present
Optional flangeway insert is available
Heavy loading from trucks to forklifts and high-volume rail traffic all rely on the standard modular Premier® Railroad Grade Crossing system — full-load-bearing base units provide complete support for the entire crossing
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Applications
Premier® Railroad Grade Crossing systems are produced for the following:
Light-rail systems (transit systems)
Freight systems
100# rail to 140# rail
Curved (up-to-40-degree) or tangent applications
 
Specifications
The following specifications apply to Premier® Railroad Grade Crossing:
Designed to Cooper E80 Loading
Reinforcing steel conforms to ASTM A706 and A497
7000 psi concrete compressive strength
80-to-85-shore durometer ethylene-propylene rail boot
U.S. Patent #4,641,779
8' x 8’ or 8’ x 4’ panels are available
 
Installation
The crossing assembly is initiated by placing the base modules on an accurately screed, compacted subgrade. Next, the rails are placed in their custom-formed recess. Finally, the center panels are bolted into place.

Relative to other crossing systems, the Premier® structure cuts many work details required to assemble and thoroughly tamp track. It also eliminates the need to place and fasten the surface materials required by conventional crossings. The Premier® crossing is normally installed in half the time required for other railroad crossing systems.