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Railroad crossing updates for Clay County, Iowa
What changed at the railroad crossings in Clay County, on one page: weekly record changes, quiet zones, blocked-train reports, grants and train activity.
FRA crossing inventory of .
- Public crossings
- 40
- Public crossings reported with gates
- 23%
- Most trains a day reported
- 3
See the public crossings in Clay County
Latest changes
The inventory shows no recorded changes at crossings in this county in the last 8 weeks.
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Quiet zones
None of the 40 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.
Trains blocking crossings
Iowa law limits a train to 10 minutes blocking a road crossing, under Iowa Code § 327G.32. We found no Iowa 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 2 reports of trains blocking public crossings in this county.
Reports to the FRA by year
- 20211 report
- 20221 report
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 IowaHow to report a blocked crossing
Upgrades and grants
Federal grants listed for Clay County show below. The Clay County crossing page lists crossings named on state grant lists.
Make a grant table of the crossings in Clay CountyOpen the Clay County crossing page
Train activity
See about how many trains a day pass near the middle of Clay County (the center of its public crossings), from counts the railroads report.
Check train activity near the middle of Clay County
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Federal crossing grants in this county
FRA crossing elimination grants, 2024: County of Clay, $3,280,000.
Source: Federal Railroad Administration list.
These grants are listed for the county. A grant that covers several counties is listed in each of them with its full amount. The grant papers do not name a crossing number.
Sources: Federal Railroad Administration crossing inventory and blocked crossing reports. Sources and dates