Edgerton, KS
60 trains a day at the gateway to BNSF's Kansas City logistics park.
Summary
| Metro | Kansas City |
|---|---|
| Railroads | BNSF (Transcon) |
| Open at-grade crossings | 6 |
| Vehicles a day crossing tracks at grade | 2,360 |
| Busiest crossing in the model | W 199th St (006183R): 1,477 vehicles/day, 60 trains/day |
| Growth driver | BNSF Logistics Park Kansas City (1,700 acres) |
| Data source | FRA Crossing Inventory, retrieved Oct 2, 2026 |
Blockage scenario
Time
$30K
1,393 person-hours a year
Trade
61
truck-hours a year, worth $2,176 in driver time
Pollution
2.4 t
CO₂ from 268 gallons idled, like 0.5 cars for a year
Example scenario. Traffic is light today, but the logistics park is built for far more.
| Blockages modeled per crossing per year | 364 |
|---|---|
| Vehicles stopped by one blockage | 21 |
| Trucks stopped by one blockage | 1 |
| Person-hours lost per year | 1,393 |
| Value of lost time per year | $30K |
| Truck-hours idled per year | 61 |
| Gallons of fuel idled per year | 268 |
| CO₂ per year (metric tons) | 2.4 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 006183R | 1,477 | 60 | 6% | |
| 006177M | 500 | 60 | 8% |
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
- BNSF Logistics Park Kansas City covers 1,700 acres with room for 17M sq ft of buildings. Its terminal was designed for 500,000 lifts a year and can expand to 1.5M (2017 figures).
Progressive Railroading · Jan 2017 ↗ - The Kansas City metro had 2,270,682 people in 2025, up 8.2% since 2015 (vs. 6.2% nationally), and is served by four Class I railroads.
KC Area Development Council · Sep 2026 ↗