Kyle, TX
Center St crosses the UP line downtown, and 11% of its traffic is trucks.
Summary
| Metro | Austin |
|---|---|
| Railroads | Union Pacific |
| Open at-grade crossings | 6 |
| Vehicles a day crossing tracks at grade | 44,290 |
| Busiest crossing in the model | RM 150 / Center St (447650T): 17,160 vehicles/day, 15 trains/day |
| Growth driver | Austin–San Antonio corridor |
| Data source | FRA Crossing Inventory, retrieved Oct 2, 2026 |
Blockage scenario
Time
$210K
9,614 person-hours a year
Trade
473
truck-hours a year, worth $17K in driver time
Pollution
17 t
CO₂ from 1,882 gallons idled, like 3.7 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 | 333 |
| Trucks stopped by one blockage | 24 |
| Person-hours lost per year | 9,614 |
| Value of lost time per year | $210K |
| Truck-hours idled per year | 473 |
| Gallons of fuel idled per year | 1,882 |
| CO₂ per year (metric tons) | 17 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 447650T | 17,160 | 15 | 11% | |
| 447648S | 14,776 | 15 | 3% |
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On the record
- The Austin–Round Rock–San Marcos metro reached 2,620,945 people in 2025 (+53,796), the sixth-largest gain in the U.S.
U.S. Census Bureau · Mar 26, 2026 ↗