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When filing an application with the Commission, please mail the original and three(3) copies together with attachments and exhibits to:

The Secretary of the Commission
Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
P.O. Box 3265
Harrisburg , PA 17105-3265

The Commission does not charge a filing fee for applications involving highway railroad crossings. 

The applicant is required to serve a copy of the application (including exhibits if applicable) on all interested parties.  Interested parties include the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (ROW & Utility Division, Bureau of Design - PennDOT, P.O. Box 3362 , Harrisburg , PA 17105-3362 and Office of Chief Counsel - PennDOT, P.O. 8212, Harrisburg , PA 17105-8212 ), the railroad company, the county and municipality where the crossing is located, and any fixed utility companies with facilities at the crossing.  

The application should have a certificate of service attached to it indicating what parties have been served with the application.

Application Forms


  • Application Form G
    For the construction of, alteration, abolition, relocation, or suspension of a public crossing.

  • Application Form E
    For the installation, removal or substitution of warning devices at a public crossing.

  • Application Form P
    For the installation of traffic signals with preemption on the approach to a public crossing.

  • Application Form X
    For approval of an exemption from the Commission's railroad clearance requirements.

  • Application Form W
    For the installation of fixed utility company's facilities (wire & pipe) within a public crossing.
Disclaimer: All information that appears on this website is merely an electronic representation and is not the officially filed information. The official documents reside in the File Room of the Public Utility Commission in 2-North, on the second floor of the Commonwealth Keystone Building in Harrisburg and are available for public inspection during normal business hours