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Railroad crossing updates for Jefferson County, Alabama

What changed at the railroad crossings in Jefferson County, on one page: weekly record changes, quiet zones, blocked-train reports, grants and train activity.

FRA crossing inventory of .

Public crossings
294
Public crossings reported with gates
40%
Most trains a day reported
52

See the public crossings in Jefferson County

Latest changes

Week of 12 October 2026: 3 crossings here had a recorded change.

  • More warning devices1
  • Train counts updated2

Crossings that changed

Earlier weeks

  • Week of 28 September 20261 crossing

Dates show when a change was observed in the federal inventory, not when it happened.

Weekly changes in Alabama

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Quiet zones

None of the 294 public crossings here is listed in a quiet zone.

The quiet-zone status did not change at any public crossing here in the last 5 weeks.

A town’s quiet zone can start or end before the inventory catches up.

Quiet zones in AlabamaQuiet zone changes this week

Trains blocking crossings

Alabama has no state law that limits how long a train may block a crossing. Checked 16 October 2026.

The FRA lists 859 reports of trains blocking public crossings in this county.

Reports to the FRA by year

  • 202031 reports
  • 2021273 reports
  • 2022185 reports
  • 2023137 reports
  • 202472 reports
  • 202576 reports
  • 202685 reports

Reports through . FRA does not confirm the accuracy of the blocked crossing reports submitted to this portal. This collection is not designed to provide a representative sample or create generalizable statistics. The data gathered from this collection is not suitable for use in budgetary requests, nor regulatory proposals.

Blocked crossing rules in AlabamaHow to report a blocked crossing

Upgrades and grants

No federal grants are listed for Jefferson County yet. The Jefferson County crossing page lists crossings named on state grant lists.

Choose a railroad to make a grant table for Jefferson County (a table holds up to 250 crossings)Open the Jefferson County crossing page

Train activity

See about how many trains a day pass near the middle of Jefferson County (the center of its public crossings), from counts the railroads report.

Check train activity near the middle of Jefferson County

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County: Jefferson County, Alabama

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Sources: Federal Railroad Administration crossing inventory and blocked crossing reports. Sources and dates