Lenexa, KS
Santa Fe Trail Dr crosses BNSF track three times.
Summary
| Metro | Kansas City |
|---|---|
| Railroads | BNSF |
| Open at-grade crossings | 20 |
| Vehicles a day crossing tracks at grade | 86,888 |
| Busiest crossing in the model | Santa Fe Trail Dr (1) (663567K): 10,330 vehicles/day, 18 trains/day |
| Data source | FRA Crossing Inventory, retrieved Oct 2, 2026 |
Blockage scenario
Time
$203K
9,350 person-hours a year
Trade
420
truck-hours a year, worth $15K in driver time
Pollution
16 t
CO₂ from 1,805 gallons idled, like 3.6 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 | 323 |
| Trucks stopped by one blockage | 22 |
| Person-hours lost per year | 9,350 |
| Value of lost time per year | $203K |
| Truck-hours idled per year | 420 |
| Gallons of fuel idled per year | 1,805 |
| CO₂ per year (metric tons) | 16 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 663567K | 10,330 | 18 | 6% | |
| 663568S | 10,330 | 18 | 7% | |
| 663569Y | 10,330 | 18 | 7% |
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 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 ↗