Dallas, TX
One Pleasant Grove crossing drew half the city's blocked-crossing reports.
Summary
| Metro | Dallas–Fort Worth |
|---|---|
| Railroads | Union Pacific · DGNO · BNSF |
| Open at-grade crossings | 270 |
| Vehicles a day crossing tracks at grade | 1,314,613 |
| Busiest crossing in the model | Mockingbird Ln (414849R): 36,340 vehicles/day, 8 + 8 switching trains/day |
| Data source | FRA Crossing Inventory, retrieved Oct 2, 2026 |
Blockage scenario
Time
$728K
33,844 person-hours a year
Trade
940
truck-hours a year, worth $34K in driver time
Pollution
56 t
CO₂ from 6,164 gallons idled, like 12 cars for a year
Example scenario for a city where stationary trains cause most reported blockages.
| Blockages modeled per crossing per year | 156 |
|---|---|
| Vehicles stopped by one blockage | 869 |
| Trucks stopped by one blockage | 36 |
| Person-hours lost per year | 33,844 |
| Value of lost time per year | $728K |
| Truck-hours idled per year | 940 |
| Gallons of fuel idled per year | 6,164 |
| CO₂ per year (metric tons) | 56 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 414849R | 36,340 | 8 + 8 switching | 5% | |
| 794926K | 26,210 | 28 | 3% |
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
- Jim Miller Rd in Pleasant Grove accounted for 20 of Dallas's 41 FRA blocked-crossing reports in 12 months. More than 90% of blockages were stationary trains.
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