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Railroad crossing updates for District of Columbia

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

FRA crossing inventory of .

Public crossings
1
Most trains a day reported
61

See the public crossings in District of Columbia

Latest changes

Week of 28 September 2026: 1 crossing here had a recorded change.

  • Train counts updated1

Crossings that changed

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

Weekly changes in District of Columbia

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Quiet zones

None of the 1 public crossing 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 District of ColumbiaQuiet zone changes this week

Trains blocking crossings

District of Columbia law limits a train to 5 minutes blocking a road crossing, under 18 DCMR § 2211.7; 24 DCMR §§ 120.7, 120.8. We found no District of Columbia court ruling on this limit. Courts elsewhere have held similar limits preempted by federal law, so it may not be enforceable against railroads. Checked 16 October 2026.

The FRA lists 61 reports of trains blocking public crossings in this county.

Reports to the FRA by year

  • 20191 report
  • 20202 reports
  • 20215 reports
  • 20228 reports
  • 202326 reports
  • 20247 reports
  • 20254 reports
  • 20268 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 District of ColumbiaHow to report a blocked crossing

Upgrades and grants

No federal grants are listed for District of Columbia yet. The District of Columbia crossing page lists crossings named on state grant lists.

Make a grant table of the crossings in District of ColumbiaOpen the District of Columbia crossing page

Train activity

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

Check train activity near the middle of District of Columbia

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County: District of Columbia

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