Pine Bluffs rail crossing may be moved in future

The railroad crossing on Main may be moving.

Pine Bluffs Mayor Alan Curtis recently met with officials from Union Pacific Railroad and the Wyoming Department of Transportation and discussed moving the crossing located on Main Street in Pine Bluffs to Butler Street.

Butler Street is located one block east of Beech Street on the east side of Pine Bluffs.

“This is a safety thing as you well know,” Curtis told town council members Monday night.

Curtis said the potential project would cost around $1 million. Union Pacific will provide about $650,000 in safety funds to help pay for the crossing.

“We...