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Railroad crossing updates for Pennington County, Minnesota
What changed at the railroad crossings in Pennington County, on one page: weekly record changes, quiet zones, blocked-train reports, grants and train activity.
FRA crossing inventory of .
- Public crossings
- 35
- Public crossings reported with gates
- 31%
- Most trains a day reported
- 9
See the public crossings in Pennington 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 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.
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 30 reports of trains blocking public crossings in this county.
Reports to the FRA by year
- 20203 reports
- 20211 report
- 20229 reports
- 20236 reports
- 20241 report
- 20255 reports
- 20265 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 Pennington County yet. The Pennington County crossing page lists crossings named on state grant lists.
Make a grant table of the crossings in Pennington CountyOpen the Pennington County crossing page
Train activity
See about how many trains a day pass near the middle of Pennington County (the center of its public crossings), from counts the railroads report.
Check train activity near the middle of Pennington County
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Know of a new quiet zone, a closed crossing or a finished upgrade in Pennington County? Tell us and we will check it against the records.
Sources: Federal Railroad Administration crossing inventory and blocked crossing reports. Sources and dates