Railroad Crossing Statistics
Data and trends from 438,518 crossings and 250,480 accidents across 52 states.
Accidents by Year
Number of railroad crossing accidents per year.
Top States by Crossings
States with the most railroad crossings in the FRA inventory.
Most Dangerous Crossings
Crossings with the highest number of recorded accidents.
| # | Crossing ID | City | State | Railroad | Warning Device | Accidents | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 622957K | LOUGHMAN | FLORIDA | CSX Transportation | — | 2 | 66 |
| 2 | 624329L | PLANT CITY | FLORIDA | CSX Transportation | — | 7 | 22 |
| 3 | 309846J | WASHINGTON | MISSISSIPPI | Natchez Railway, Inc. | — | 2 | 20 |
| 4 | 025132G | FLAGSTAFF | ARIZONA | BNSF Railway Company | — | 27 | 18 |
| 5 | 025017A | HOLBROOK | ARIZONA | BNSF Railway Company | — | 26 | 15 |
| 6 | 155637W | GARY | INDIANA | CSX Transportation | — | 37 | 14 |
| 7 | 026852D | SAN DIEGO | CALIFORNIA | North County Transportation District- Coaster | — | 21 | 14 |
| 8 | 527929X | WEST LIBERTY | OHIO | Indiana & Ohio Railway | — | 3 | 12 |
| 9 | 152986W | BECKEMEYER | ILLINOIS | CSX Transportation | — | 3 | 12 |
| 10 | 288933B | BOURBONNAIS | ILLINOIS | Illinois Central Railroad Company | — | 3 | 12 |
| 11 | 751678U | RICHMOND | CALIFORNIA | Union Pacific Railroad Company | — | 30 | 11 |
| 12 | 752864Y | MODESTO | CALIFORNIA | Union Pacific Railroad Company | — | 18 | 11 |
| 13 | 628183J | POMPANO BEACH | FLORIDA | South Florida Regional Transportation Authority | — | 17 | 11 |
| 14 | 669891V | CHEROKEE | KANSAS | BNSF Railway Company | — | 5 | 11 |
| 15 | 522533C | MISHAWAKA | INDIANA | Norfolk Southern Railway Company | — | 19 | 10 |
| 16 | 545476F | KALAMAZOO | MICHIGAN | Amtrak (National Railroad Passenger Corporation) | — | 7 | 10 |
| 17 | 026643V | ANAHEIM | CALIFORNIA | Southern California Regional Rail Authority | — | 4 | 10 |
| 18 | 469346B | SHEPHERDSTOWN | WEST VIRGINIA | Norfolk Southern Railway Company | — | 1 | 10 |
| 19 | 870880G | GARY | INDIANA | Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District | — | 23 | 9 |
| 20 | 755011Y | PALO ALTO | CALIFORNIA | Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board - Caltrain | — | 22 | 9 |
About This Data
All data comes from the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) National Highway-Rail Crossing Inventory and the FRA accident/incident database. The inventory contains 438,518 crossings across 52 states with 250,480 recorded accidents.
Statistics are calculated from the complete FRA dataset. Accident counts, fatalities, and injuries are aggregated from individual incident reports. Warning device analysis links accident records to the crossing inventory to compare safety outcomes across different protection levels.