City directory
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.
Results
| Status | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norman, OK | Funded | 16 | W Tecumseh Rd18,750 vehicles/day | 21 |
| OKC metro corridor | DocumentedFundedGrowth | 52 | W Danforth Rd, Edmond20,164 vehicles/day | 17 |
| Edmond, OK | DocumentedFunded | 12 | W Danforth Rd20,164 vehicles/day | 17 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | DocumentedFunded | 140 | NE 10th St (Automobile Alley)14,700 vehicles/day | 18 |
| Moore, OK | DocumentedFundedGrowth | 7 | NE 12th St8,800 vehicles/day | 21 |
| Yukon, OK | Data only | 15 | W Main St10,600 vehicles/day | 3 |
| Davis, OK | DocumentedFunded | 10 | E Main St8,000 vehicles/day | 21 |
| Chickasha, OK | Documented | 51 | US 813,100 vehicles/day | 4 |
| Arlington, TX | Data only | 31 | Cooper St32,000 vehicles/day | 28 |
| Forney, TX | Growth | 12 | FM 54832,937 vehicles/day | 19 |
| Dallas, TX | Documented | 270 | Mockingbird Ln36,340 vehicles/day | 8 + 8 switching |
| Fort Worth, TX | DocumentedFundedGrowth | 234 | N Tarrant Pkwy32,608 vehicles/day | 17 |
| Carrollton, TX | Data only | 50 | N Josey Ln33,599 vehicles/day | 10 |
| Denton, TX | Data only | 56 | E McKinney St14,012 vehicles/day | 16 |
| Mesquite, TX | Growth | 16 | N Galloway Ave10,168 vehicles/day | 19 |
| McKinney, TX | Data only | 12 | Industrial Blvd26,502 vehicles/day | 4 |
| Frisco, TX | Data only | 7 | Main St18,285 vehicles/day | 5 |
| Plano, TX | Growth | 34 | Coit Rd42,399 vehicles/day | 2 |
| Garland, TX | Data only | 49 | Jupiter Rd (CPKC)35,955 vehicles/day | 2 |
| Celina, TX | Growth | 16 | County Rd 539,995 vehicles/day | 6 |
| San Marcos, TX | Growth | 37 | Aquarena Springs Dr37,069 vehicles/day | 21 |
| Round Rock, TX | Growth | 18 | IH-35 frontage (NB)38,619 vehicles/day | 19 |
| Austin, TX | Growth | 101 | FM 162617,440 vehicles/day | 19 |
| Kyle, TX | Growth | 6 | RM 150 / Center St17,160 vehicles/day | 15 |
| Olathe, KS | Funded | 19 | W Santa Fe St20,585 vehicles/day | 61 |
| Independence, MO | Data only | 54 | Sterling Ave15,058 vehicles/day | 18 |
| Lenexa, KS | Data only | 20 | Santa Fe Trail Dr (1)10,330 vehicles/day | 18 |
| Edgerton, KS | Growth | 6 | W 199th St1,477 vehicles/day | 60 |
| Kansas City, MO | Growth | 148 | E Front St15,651 vehicles/day | 2 |
| Kansas City, KS | Growth | 133 | Kansas Ave15,555 vehicles/day | 2 switching |
| De Soto, KS | Growth | 24 | Gardner Rd340 vehicles/day | 4 |
| Houston, TX | DocumentedFunded | 565 | S Sgt Macario Garcia Dr (East End)32,000 vehicles/day | 35–50 |
| San Antonio, TX | DocumentedFunded | 245 | Rittiman Rd28,859 vehicles/day | 25 |
| Chicago, IL | DocumentedFunded | 449 | Cicero Ave50,400 vehicles/day | 6 switching |
| Dolton, IL | Documented | 9 | E 142nd St6,350 vehicles/day | 17 + 10 switching |
| Hammond, IN | DocumentedFunded | 76 | Indianapolis Blvd27,982 vehicles/day | switching |
| Laredo, TX | DocumentedFundedGrowth | 112 | San Bernardo Ave12,265 vehicles/day | 13 |
| Pelham, AL | DocumentedFunded | 12 | Shelby County Rd 5214,010 vehicles/day | 3 + 8 switching |
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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
| Where | What happened |
|---|---|
| Houston, TX | ~100 times a month, first responders were delayed or rerouted by trains (early 2023) |
| Fort Worth, TX | 6.5% of MedStar ambulance runs in 30 days were delayed by a train (103 runs) |
| Chicago region | 1,624 complaints at the Harlem Ave crossings by Clearing Yard |
| Hammond, IN | School routes blocked 4, 6 and 7 hours; students crawled under cars |
| Moore, OK | 115 emergency vehicles blocked at one crossing in 20 months |
| Edmond, OK | One Main St intersection blocked 53 hours in six weeks |
| Raymond, OH | 2,000+ federal reports from one area near an auto plant |
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 min3,134
16–30 min7,609
31–60 min8,450
1–2 hours5,830
2–6 hours3,444
6–12 hours871
12–24 hours460
Over 24 hours957
| Duration | Reports |
|---|---|
| 0–15 min | 3134 |
| 16–30 min | 7609 |
| 31–60 min | 8450 |
| 1–2 hours | 5830 |
| 2–6 hours | 3444 |
| 6–12 hours | 871 |
| 12–24 hours | 460 |
| Over 24 hours | 957 |
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 stopped | Daily traffic × blockage minutes ÷ 1,440 (traffic assumed even through the day; peak-hour blockages trap more) |
|---|---|
| Waiting time | Half 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 fuel | Cars 0.25 gal/hr (low end of DOE's ¼–½ range); heavy trucks 0.8 gal/hr (Argonne / DOE) |
| CO₂ | 8.887 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 traffic | FRA 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. |
| Scenarios | Defaults follow each city's public record where one exists and are labeled "example" where none does. A screening estimate, not a benefit-cost analysis. |
| Sources | USDOT BCA Guidance (May 2025) · DOE fueleconomy.gov · Argonne / DOE AFDC · EPA · FRA Crossing Inventory |