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Railroad crossing updates for Barnstable County, Massachusetts

What changed at the railroad crossings in Barnstable 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: 35
Public crossings reported with gates: 60%
Most trains a day reported: 8

See the public crossings in Barnstable County

Latest changes

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

Weekly changes in Massachusetts

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Quiet zones

None of the 35 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 Massachusetts Quiet zone changes this week

Trains blocking crossings

Massachusetts law limits a train to 5 minutes blocking a road crossing, under Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 151. We found no Massachusetts 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 no reports of trains blocking public crossings in this county.

Blocked crossing rules in Massachusetts How to report a blocked crossing

Upgrades and grants

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

Make a grant table of the crossings in Barnstable County Open the Barnstable County crossing page

Train activity

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

Check train activity near the middle of Barnstable County

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County: Barnstable County, Massachusetts

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