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New app lets Hampton Roads drivers know when railroad crossings are blocked
NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — A former councilwoman has launched an app that she hopes can eventually revolutionize how the nation deals with a continual complaint: blocked railroad crossings.
Thursday, Andria McClellan launched Oculus Rail, a digital app aimed at helping drivers dodge the delays caused by trains crossing roadways. Oculus Rail allows a driver to see the real-time status of 40 railroad crossings across the Southside cities of Norfolk, Chesapeake, Portsmouth, and Suffolk.
Using AI-technology, sensors can detect how long the train has actually been crossing a particular roadway, as well as the average time it takes a train to cross a particular location.
