Railroad Crossing Arms Broken
Sun Oct 11, 2026 at 8:49 AM CT · PANAMA CITY · Bay County
Railroad crossing arms keep breaking in Panama City. A crossing arm on the Bay Line was reported broken off its mechanism near Edward Drive around 10 AM, and about an hour later another broken arm was reported at West 21st Street and Frankford Avenue.
A crossing with a broken arm gives no warning when a train is coming, so be extra careful at the tracks in town today. Preliminary scanner traffic – not official reports.
What we know
- Reported: Sun Oct 11, 2026 at 8:49 AM CT
- Location: 21st St & Frankford Ave, Panama City
- Community: PANAMA CITY
- Status: Preliminary – not an official report
Confirmed vs. not yet known
| HEARD ON DISPATCH | Railroad crossing arms keep breaking in Panama City. A crossing arm on the Bay Line was reported broken off its mechanism near Edward Drive around 10 AM, and about an hour later another broken arm was reported at West 21st Street and Frankford Avenue. |
| PRELIMINARY | This comes from a short radio clip and has not been confirmed by an agency. |
| NOT KNOWN | Cause, citations and how long traffic was affected. |
Dispatch timeline
Call heard on Bay County Law Enforcement dispatch.
No further radio traffic about this call is in the clip we have. This page is updated if an agency releases more.
Source: Bay County Law Enforcement dispatch audio, auto-transcribed.
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