Denton, TX
A UP main line splits a fast-growing college town.
Summary
| Metro | Dallas–Fort Worth |
|---|---|
| Railroads | Union Pacific · CPKC (KCS) · DCTA |
| Open at-grade crossings | 56 |
| Vehicles a day crossing tracks at grade | 167,804 |
| Busiest crossing in the model | E McKinney St (795315Y): 14,012 vehicles/day, 16 trains/day |
| Data source | FRA Crossing Inventory, retrieved Oct 2, 2026. Denton's three busiest at-grade crossings are on DCTA commuter rail and are excluded from the freight model. |
Blockage scenario
Time
$233K
10,487 person-hours a year
Trade
774
truck-hours a year, worth $28K in driver time
Pollution
20 t
CO₂ from 2,217 gallons idled, like 4.5 cars for a year
Example scenario. No blockage reports have been compiled for this city yet.
| Blockages modeled per crossing per year | 156 |
|---|---|
| Vehicles stopped by one blockage | 367 |
| Trucks stopped by one blockage | 40 |
| Person-hours lost per year | 10,487 |
| Value of lost time per year | $233K |
| Truck-hours idled per year | 774 |
| Gallons of fuel idled per year | 2,217 |
| CO₂ per year (metric tons) | 20 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 795315Y | 14,012 | 16 | 8% | |
| 021726S | 11,376 | 2 | 8% | |
| 021700P | 9,880 | 2 | 18% |
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 ↗