System and method for servicing a breakaway gate

A system, comprising:

• a crossing gate mount;
• a crossing gate actuator coupled to a vertical swing pivot that is coupled to the crossing gate mount, the crossing gate actuator rotable along a vertical swing path, around the vertical swing pivot, up and out of a path and down and into the path;
• a crossing gate release mechanism coupled to the crossing gate actuator;
• a crossing gate coupled to a horizontal swing pivot that is coupled to the crossing gate release mechanism, the crossing gate rotable along a horizontal swing path, around the horizontal swing pivot, into the path and out of the path while the crossing gate actuator is down;
• a spring assembly coupled to the crossing gate and the crossing gate release mechanism, the spring assembly including a bias to maintain the crossing gate in the path;
• and
• a bar segment coupled to the spring assembly and removably coupled to the crossing gate to decouple the spring assembly from the crossing gate in maintenance to swing the crossing gate out of the path.