Garland, TX
Three arterials over 30,000 vehicles a day cross freight track at grade.
Summary
| Metro | Dallas–Fort Worth |
|---|---|
| Railroads | CPKC (KCS) · DGNO · DART |
| Open at-grade crossings | 49 |
| Vehicles a day crossing tracks at grade | 509,962 |
| Busiest crossing in the model | Jupiter Rd (CPKC) (021607H): 35,955 vehicles/day, 2 trains/day |
| Data source | FRA Crossing Inventory, retrieved Oct 2, 2026 |
Blockage scenario
Time
$649K
29,901 person-hours a year
Trade
1,260
truck-hours a year, worth $45K in driver time
Pollution
52 t
CO₂ from 5,719 gallons idled, like 11 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 | 1,031 |
| Trucks stopped by one blockage | 65 |
| Person-hours lost per year | 29,901 |
| Value of lost time per year | $649K |
| Truck-hours idled per year | 1,260 |
| Gallons of fuel idled per year | 5,719 |
| CO₂ per year (metric tons) | 52 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 021607H | 35,955 | 2 | 12% | |
| 415249S | 32,407 | 4 + 7 switching | 3% | |
| 415252A | 30,607 | 4 + 7 switching | 3% |
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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 ↗