Arlington, TX
28 trains a day cross five arterials that each carry 27,000+ vehicles.
Summary
| Metro | Dallas–Fort Worth |
|---|---|
| Railroads | Union Pacific |
| Open at-grade crossings | 31 |
| Vehicles a day crossing tracks at grade | 208,449 |
| Busiest crossing in the model | Cooper St (794980D): 32,000 vehicles/day, 28 trains/day |
| Data source | FRA Crossing Inventory, retrieved Oct 2, 2026 |
Blockage scenario
Time
$962K
42,526 person-hours a year
Trade
4,424
truck-hours a year, worth $158K in driver time
Pollution
92 t
CO₂ from 9,806 gallons idled, like 20 cars for a year
Example scenario: one 10-minute blockage a day at each crossing on a 28-train-a-day line.
| Blockages modeled per crossing per year | 364 |
|---|---|
| Vehicles stopped by one blockage | 972 |
| Trucks stopped by one blockage | 146 |
| Person-hours lost per year | 42,526 |
| Value of lost time per year | $962K |
| Truck-hours idled per year | 4,424 |
| Gallons of fuel idled per year | 9,806 |
| CO₂ per year (metric tons) | 92 |
Screening estimate. Each selected crossing is blocked for the set time; drivers wait half of it on average. Method and sources
Crossings in the model
| Crossing | USDOT ID | Vehicles/day | Trains/day | Trucks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 794980D | 32,000 | 28 | 15% | |
| 794981K | 27,000 | 28 | 15% | |
| 794978C | 27,000 | 28 | 15% | |
| 794975G | 27,000 | 28 | 15% | |
| 794984F | 27,000 | 28 | 15% |
Uncheck a crossing to remove it from the scenario. "~" truck shares use the city's traffic-weighted average where the inventory reports none.
On the record
- The Dallas–Fort Worth metro reached 8,477,157 people in 2025, adding 123,557 in a year, the second-largest gain in the U.S.
U.S. Census Bureau · Mar 26, 2026 ↗