OKC metro corridor
26 trains a day across 52 streets, and rising to 56.
Summary
| Metro | OKC metro |
|---|---|
| Railroads | BNSF Red Rock Subdivision · Edmond to Norman |
| At-grade crossings on the Edmond–OKC–Norman corridor | 52 |
| Trains a day, 2024 to 2032 projection | 26 → 56 |
| Reported crossing incidents, 2019–2023 | 22 |
| Crossings in federally designated disadvantaged tracts | 30 |
| Busiest crossing in the model | W Danforth Rd, Edmond (012063N): 20,164 vehicles/day, 17 trains/day |
| Growth driver | Train traffic projected 26 → 56 a day by 2032 |
| Funding | 1 award on record (see below) |
| Data source | FRA Crossing Inventory, retrieved Oct 2, 2026 |
Blockage scenario
Time
$2.53M
116,581 person-hours a year
Trade
4,578
truck-hours a year, worth $163K in driver time
Pollution
201 t
CO₂ from 22,084 gallons idled, like 44 cars for a year
Example: each crossing blocked once a day for 15 minutes. The RTA grant narrative reports an average of 26 train-related delays a day on this corridor.
| Blockages modeled per crossing per year | 364 |
|---|---|
| Vehicles stopped by one blockage | 1,720 |
| Trucks stopped by one blockage | 101 |
| Person-hours lost per year | 116,581 |
| Value of lost time per year | $2.53M |
| Truck-hours idled per year | 4,578 |
| Gallons of fuel idled per year | 22,084 |
| CO₂ per year (metric tons) | 201 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 012063N | 20,164 | 17 | 5% | |
| 012071F | 19,964 | 18 | 4% | |
| 012194S | 18,750 | 21 | 4% | |
| 012072M | 17,251 | 18 | 6% | |
| 012208X | 16,000 | 21 | 9% | |
| 012098P | 14,700 | 18 | 6% | |
| 012080E | 14,516 | 19 | 6% | |
| 012206J | 13,600 | 21 | 6% | |
| 012124C | 11,200 | 20 | 9% | |
| 012248V | 10,184 | 18 | ~6.0% | |
| 012187G | 8,800 | 21 | 5% |
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 2024 average is 26 trains a day, including Amtrak. With commuter rail and six more freight trains, the count reaches 56 by 2032.
RTA of Central Oklahoma, RCE grant narrative · FY2024 application ↗ - NW Britton Rd at N Western Ave has had 27 vehicle–train collisions. Stalled and abandoned vehicles have forced 1.5-mile trains to emergency brake.
RTA of Central Oklahoma, RCE grant narrative · FY2024 application ↗ - In Moore, 115 emergency vehicles were blocked by a train at SH-37 between July 2020 and March 2022. Unscheduled closures lasted from 10 minutes to three days.
ODOT 2022 RAISE grant narrative · 2022 ↗ - Funding FY2024 Railroad Crossing Elimination planning grant: $400,000 to evaluate all 52 crossings.
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