Railroad crossing arms stuck down on Old Pueblo Road

Heard on: El Paso CO Fire Dispatch Group Calls

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This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

00:00

We have a citizen assist in the (number withheld) block of Old Pueblo Road at the railroad crossing.

00:08

A citizen assist?

00:11

Yes, that's correct.

00:13

Copy. Do you need further units?

00:16

Copy 3542, 3552, we're on scene.

00:20

Can you contact the railroad company? The arms to the railroad crossings are broken.

00:28

I do copy. Do you mean the arms are broken or just the lights?

00:36

The arms are stuck down with no trains on the track.

00:40

I copy.

00:41

Dispatch 3515.

00:44

Go ahead.

00:46

Yes, I have two crossing numbers for you.

00:49

The 1st one is BNSF, and the crossing number is going to be (number withheld) X-ray.

00:58

I have the 2nd one.

01:00

Can you repeat the 1st ? The 1st one is (number withheld) X-ray.

01:10

And it's BNSF railroad.

01:15

That's a firm.

01:16

Thank you.

7/5/2026 10:28 AM

Citizen Assist

Old Pueblo Rd, Fountain, CO 80817

Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, authorities responded to a citizen assist near the 15000 block of Old Pueblo Road at a railroad crossing, where the crossing arms were reported stuck down with no train on the tracks. Dispatch coordinated contact with the railroad company to address the apparent equipment problem.