Kansas City, KS
The Chiefs' planned $3B stadium is coming to Wyandotte County.
Summary
| Metro | Kansas City |
|---|---|
| Railroads | UP · BNSF · KCT |
| Open at-grade crossings | 133 |
| Vehicles a day crossing tracks at grade | 208,498 |
| Busiest crossing in the model | Kansas Ave (330306P): 15,555 vehicles/day, 2 switching trains/day |
| Growth driver | Chiefs stadium planned in Wyandotte County (2031) |
| Data source | FRA Crossing Inventory, retrieved Oct 2, 2026. KCK's busiest at-grade crossings (Fairfax Trafficway) list 0 trains and 1979–2010 traffic counts, so they are excluded. |
Blockage scenario
Time
$181K
8,480 person-hours a year
Trade
112
truck-hours a year, worth $4,011 in driver time
Pollution
13 t
CO₂ from 1,466 gallons idled, like 2.9 cars for a year
Example scenario for a terminal-railroad crossing with switching moves.
| Blockages modeled per crossing per year | 156 |
|---|---|
| Vehicles stopped by one blockage | 216 |
| Trucks stopped by one blockage | 4 |
| Person-hours lost per year | 8,480 |
| Value of lost time per year | $181K |
| Truck-hours idled per year | 112 |
| Gallons of fuel idled per year | 1,466 |
| CO₂ per year (metric tons) | 13 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 330306P | 15,555 | 2 switching | 2% |
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 Chiefs plan a $3B enclosed stadium for about 70,000 fans near Kansas Speedway, set to open for the 2031 season. Kansas approved more than $2.4B in bonds.
KCTV5 · Jul 22, 2026 ↗ - 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 ↗