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Railroad crossing updates for Jefferson County, Colorado

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 22 October 2026.

Public crossings: 51
Public crossings reported with gates: 86%
Most trains a day reported: 146

See the public crossings in Jefferson County

Latest changes

The inventory shows no recorded changes at crossings in this county in the last 8 weeks.

Weekly changes in Colorado

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Quiet zones

20 of 51 public crossings here are listed in a quiet zone.

In a 24-hour quiet zone20

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 Colorado Quiet zone changes this week

Trains blocking crossings

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

The FRA lists 37 reports of trains blocking public crossings in this county.

Reports to the FRA by year

20217 reports
202214 reports
20231 report
20245 reports
20254 reports
20266 reports

Reports through 23 October 2026. 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 Colorado How 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.

Make a grant table of the crossings in Jefferson County 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, Colorado

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