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38 cities with rail crossings that block traffic, grow fast, or have already won money to fix it. Filter by metro, status or railroad, then open a city for its crossings and a time, trade and pollution model.

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MetroStatus
Norman, OKOKC metroFunded16118,700W Tecumseh Rd18,750 vehicles/day21394K
OKC metro corridorOKC metroDocumentedFundedGrowth52n/aW Danforth Rd, Edmond20,164 vehicles/day17343K
Edmond, OKOKC metroDocumentedFunded1275,116W Danforth Rd20,164 vehicles/day17343K
Oklahoma City, OKOKC metroDocumentedFunded140594,908NE 10th St (Automobile Alley)14,700 vehicles/day18265K
Moore, OKOKC metroDocumentedFundedGrowth716,000NE 12th St8,800 vehicles/day21185K
Yukon, OKOKC metroData only1523,153W Main St10,600 vehicles/day332K
Davis, OKOklahoma, otherDocumentedFunded109,143E Main St8,000 vehicles/day21168K
Chickasha, OKOklahoma, otherDocumented5127,322US 813,100 vehicles/day412K
Arlington, TXDallas–Fort WorthData only31208,449Cooper St32,000 vehicles/day28896K
Forney, TXDallas–Fort WorthGrowth1262,514FM 54832,937 vehicles/day19626K
Dallas, TXDallas–Fort WorthDocumented2701,314,613Mockingbird Ln36,340 vehicles/day8 + 8 switching581K
Fort Worth, TXDallas–Fort WorthDocumentedFundedGrowth234996,700N Tarrant Pkwy32,608 vehicles/day17554K
Carrollton, TXDallas–Fort WorthData only50262,248N Josey Ln33,599 vehicles/day10336K
Denton, TXDallas–Fort WorthData only56167,804E McKinney St14,012 vehicles/day16224K
Mesquite, TXDallas–Fort WorthGrowth1622,164N Galloway Ave10,168 vehicles/day19193K
McKinney, TXDallas–Fort WorthData only1251,697Industrial Blvd26,502 vehicles/day4106K
Frisco, TXDallas–Fort WorthData only756,258Main St18,285 vehicles/day591K
Plano, TXDallas–Fort WorthGrowth34363,577Coit Rd42,399 vehicles/day285K
Garland, TXDallas–Fort WorthData only49509,962Jupiter Rd (CPKC)35,955 vehicles/day272K
Celina, TXDallas–Fort WorthGrowth1639,725County Rd 539,995 vehicles/day660K
San Marcos, TXAustinGrowth37252,175Aquarena Springs Dr37,069 vehicles/day21778K
Round Rock, TXAustinGrowth18147,554IH-35 frontage (NB)38,619 vehicles/day19734K
Austin, TXAustinGrowth101922,302FM 162617,440 vehicles/day19331K
Kyle, TXAustinGrowth644,290RM 150 / Center St17,160 vehicles/day15257K
Olathe, KSKansas CityFunded1985,859W Santa Fe St20,585 vehicles/day611,256K
Independence, MOKansas CityData only5499,901Sterling Ave15,058 vehicles/day18271K
Lenexa, KSKansas CityData only2086,888Santa Fe Trail Dr (1)10,330 vehicles/day18186K
Edgerton, KSKansas CityGrowth62,360W 199th St1,477 vehicles/day6089K
Kansas City, MOKansas CityGrowth148220,230E Front St15,651 vehicles/day231K
Kansas City, KSKansas CityGrowth133208,498Kansas Ave15,555 vehicles/day2 switching31K
De Soto, KSKansas CityGrowth243,687Gardner Rd340 vehicles/day41K
Houston, TXHoustonDocumentedFunded5652,575,342S Sgt Macario Garcia Dr (East End)32,000 vehicles/day35–501,120K
San Antonio, TXSan AntonioDocumentedFunded2451,054,728Rittiman Rd28,859 vehicles/day25721K
Chicago, ILChicago regionDocumentedFunded4491,691,930Cicero Ave50,400 vehicles/day6 switching302K
Dolton, ILChicago regionDocumented924,852E 142nd St6,350 vehicles/day17 + 10 switching171K
Hammond, INChicago regionDocumentedFunded76447,874Indianapolis Blvd27,982 vehicles/dayswitchingn/a
Laredo, TXOtherDocumentedFundedGrowth112183,701San Bernardo Ave12,265 vehicles/day13159K
Pelham, ALOtherDocumentedFunded1237,451Shelby County Rd 5214,010 vehicles/day3 + 8 switching154K

Exposure = vehicles/day × trains/day at the busiest crossing in the model, the standard measure in USDOT crossing-risk formulas. Crossing data: FRA Crossing Inventory, retrieved Oct 2, 2026. Transit-only crossings are excluded from "busiest crossing".

On the record

WhereWhat happenedSource
Houston, TX~100 times a month, first responders were delayed or rerouted by trains (early 2023)Houston Landing, Jun 2024
Fort Worth, TX6.5% of MedStar ambulance runs in 30 days were delayed by a train (103 runs)Fort Worth Report, Jul 2023
Chicago region1,624 complaints at the Harlem Ave crossings by Clearing YardWTTW, Aug 2023
Hammond, INSchool routes blocked 4, 6 and 7 hours; students crawled under carsProPublica, Apr 2023
Moore, OK115 emergency vehicles blocked at one crossing in 20 monthsODOT, 2022
Edmond, OKOne Main St intersection blocked 53 hours in six weeksSouthwest Ledger, Dec 2022
Raymond, OH2,000+ federal reports from one area near an auto plantFRA Report to Congress

Related: crossings that were fixed · OKC metro overview

How long blockages last

Blocked-crossing reports to the FRA portal in 2022, by reported duration.
0–15 min
3,134
16–30 min
7,609
31–60 min
8,450
1–2 hours
5,830
2–6 hours
3,444
6–12 hours
871
12–24 hours
460
Over 24 hours
957
FRA blocked-crossing reports by duration, 2022
DurationReports
0–15 min3134
16–30 min7609
31–60 min8450
1–2 hours5830
2–6 hours3444
6–12 hours871
12–24 hours460
Over 24 hours957
38%
of 30,755 reports lasted more than an hour.

957 lasted more than a full day.

Source: FRA Report to Congress on the Blocked Crossing Portal (2022 data).

Method and sources

Vehicles stoppedDaily traffic × blockage minutes ÷ 1,440 (traffic assumed even through the day; peak-hour blockages trap more)
Waiting timeHalf the blockage on average; 1.52 people per car, 1 driver per truck (USDOT)
Value of time$21.10 per person-hour; $35.70 per truck-driver hour (USDOT BCA Guidance, 2023 dollars). Driver time only, so cargo and equipment costs are not included and trade costs are understated.
Idling fuelCars 0.25 gal/hr (low end of DOE's ¼–½ range); heavy trucks 0.8 gal/hr (Argonne / DOE)
CO₂8.887 kg per gallon of gasoline, 10.180 kg per gallon of diesel; 4.6 t per typical car per year (EPA). Shown in tons; USDOT stopped monetizing CO₂ in May 2025.
Crossings and trafficFRA Crossing Inventory. Crossings reporting 0% trucks use the city's traffic-weighted average. Obvious data errors, stale zero-train records and transit-only lines are excluded and noted on each page.
ScenariosDefaults follow each city's public record where one exists and are labeled "example" where none does. A screening estimate, not a benefit-cost analysis.
SourcesUSDOT BCA Guidance (May 2025) · DOE fueleconomy.gov · Argonne / DOE AFDC · EPA · FRA Crossing Inventory