School buses fail to stop at active railroad crossing, Buffalo NY

Traffic

Reported: 10/29/2025 12:00 PM

Kenmore Ave, Buffalo, NY

Multiple school buses failed to stop at an active railroad crossing on Kenmore Avenue despite warning signals and train crew presence. School buses continued through the crossing while warning lights were flashing and horn sounded. Three buses from West Seneca and Student Transport of America were observed not stopping after the railroad crossing signals were activated.

Audio|Source: Buffalo Area Railroads

01:51

Transcript:

00:00

I don't know if I should call the PSCC or tell you or tell everybody above about these school buses that aren't stopping for us.

00:10

School buses aren't stopping for the crossing?

00:16

Correct.

00:19

All right.

00:21

All right,

00:23

is that the, are you guys actually in Kenmore Yard or Wanalancet doesn't have anything to do with that? All right.

00:30

We're on the Wanalancet and all the industry tracks come off the Wanal Lancet and we've got to cross Kenmore. It's a busy road.

00:38

There is a school down the street,

00:40

and they just blatantly go through, even though we're, you know, starting to flag the crossing and blow the horn, and the lights are on, and they just, they just go through.

00:52

I will turn that into the PSCC myself.

00:57

Is there a mile post or anything like that or is it just Kenmore Yard.

01:04

Yeah, it's Kenmore Avenue. You want the three bus numbers I witnessed?

01:09

Absolutely.

01:10

I'll be more than happy if you have them, I'll take them.

01:13

Let me know when you're ready.

01:16

Ready.

01:18

West Seneca School Bus, number (number withheld).

01:27

Seneca school bus, (number withheld).

01:30

That's the first one. The next two are Student Transport of America.

01:36

Student Transport of America? That's what I got out of it, and the first one's number (number withheld),

01:44

and the next one's (number withheld).

01:46

All right, Student Transport of America.

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