Transportation System Plan 2018-2038

Table 3-18 Summary of Medford Railroad Grade Crossings Street Railroad Crossed Type of Crossing Warning Devices Crossing Condition Other Comments Beall Lane CORP At-grade Gates Good Approx. 1 car storage betw een tracks and Highw ay 99 (signalized) Boise Cascade Entrance CORP At-grade Gates Good Approx. 1 car storage betw een tracks and Highw ay 99 (stop sign) – private crossing Ehrman W ay CORP At-grade Gates Good Approx. 1 car storage betw een tracks and Highw ay 99 (signalized) Highw ay 238 CORP Grade- separated Good McAndrew s Road CORP Grade- separated Good Clark Street CORP At-grade Stop sign w ith RR X-bar Good Low volume street Jackson Street CORP At-grade Gates Good 3rd Street CORP At-grade Gates Good 4th Street CORP At-grade Gates Good 6th Street CORP At-grade Gates Good Main Street CORP At-grade Gates Good 8th Street CORP At-grade Gates Good 10th Street CORP At-grade Gates Good 11th Street CORP At-grade Stop sign w ith RR X-bar and wigwags Good Low volume street Barnett Road CORP At-grade Gates Good Stew art Avenue CORP At-grade Gates Good Approx. 1 car storage betw een tracks and Highw ay 99 (signalized) Garfield Road CORP At-grade Gate s Good No storage betw een tracks and Highw ay 99 (signalized) Bear Creek Corp Entrance CORP At-grade Gates Good Private crossing South Stage Road CORP At-grade Gates Some pavement buckling Sage Road near Mason Spur line At-grade Gates Good Industrial area Joseph Street near Mason Spur line At-grade Signs and flashers Good Industrial area Fir Street near Melrose Spur line At-grade Pavement marking Good Industrial area Note: CORP means Central Oregon and Pacific Railroad Passenger Rail Service Passenger rail service is not directly available in Me dford. The existing rail line between Medford and Eugene generally follows an alignm ent built in the 1880s. This rail line, opera ted by the Central Oregon and Pacific Railroad or CORP, provides freight-only service to the Rogue Valley region. As discussed above, the line is constrained by low speeds and steep grades to the north and south that would m ake operation of passenger rail service very slow and thus unattractive. Intercity passenger rail service is available in Klam ath Falls which lies on the m ajor north/south rail line connecting California with destinations in the Willam ette Valley and further nor th. North/south passenger rail service is operated by Medford Transportatio n System Plan 3-47 Existing Conditions