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Railroad crossing updates for Dakota County, Minnesota

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

FRA crossing inventory of .

Public crossings
114
Public crossings reported with gates
39%
Most trains a day reported
28

See the public crossings in Dakota County

Latest changes

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

  • More warning devices1

Crossings that changed

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

Weekly changes in Minnesota

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Quiet zones

8 of 114 public crossings here are listed in a quiet zone.

  • In a 24-hour quiet zone8

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 MinnesotaQuiet zone changes this week

Trains blocking crossings

Minnesota law limits a train to 10 minutes blocking a road crossing, under Minn. Stat. § 219.383, subd. 3 and 4. We found no Minnesota 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 84 reports of trains blocking public crossings in this county.

Reports to the FRA by year

  • 20204 reports
  • 20214 reports
  • 202211 reports
  • 20236 reports
  • 202410 reports
  • 202520 reports
  • 202629 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 MinnesotaHow to report a blocked crossing

Upgrades and grants

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

Make a grant table of the crossings in Dakota CountyOpen the Dakota County crossing page

Train activity

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

Check train activity near the middle of Dakota County

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County: Dakota County, Minnesota

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