Celina, TX
The fastest-growing city in America has a BNSF line through it.
Summary
| Metro | Dallas–Fort Worth |
|---|---|
| Railroads | BNSF |
| Open at-grade crossings | 16 |
| Vehicles a day crossing tracks at grade | 39,725 |
| Busiest crossing in the model | County Rd 53 (672114S): 9,995 vehicles/day, 6 trains/day |
| Growth driver | Fastest-growing U.S. city in 2025 (+24.6%) |
| Data source | FRA Crossing Inventory, retrieved Oct 2, 2026 |
Blockage scenario
Time
$144K
6,694 person-hours a year
Trade
205
truck-hours a year, worth $7,323 in driver time
Pollution
11 t
CO₂ from 1,231 gallons idled, like 2.4 cars for a year
Example scenario. Traffic counts are from 2024 and are likely to keep climbing fast.
| Blockages modeled per crossing per year | 156 |
|---|---|
| Vehicles stopped by one blockage | 229 |
| Trucks stopped by one blockage | 11 |
| Person-hours lost per year | 6,694 |
| Value of lost time per year | $144K |
| Truck-hours idled per year | 205 |
| Gallons of fuel idled per year | 1,231 |
| CO₂ per year (metric tons) | 11 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 672114S | 9,995 | 6 | 3% | |
| 672113K | 6,215 | 6 | 3% | |
| 675287S | 5,817 | 6 | 9% |
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
- Celina was the fastest-growing U.S. city in 2025, up 24.6% (12,710+ residents) in one year.
Texas Tribune · May 14, 2026 ↗ - Celina grew from about 6,000 residents in 2010 to about 64,000 in 2025.
CBS Texas · May 20, 2026 ↗