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Railroad crossing updates for St Louis County, Minnesota
What changed at the railroad crossings in St Louis County, on one page: weekly record changes, quiet zones, blocked-train reports, grants and train activity.
FRA crossing inventory of .
- Public crossings
- 222
- Public crossings reported with gates
- 35%
- Most trains a day reported
- 48
See the public crossings in St Louis 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
29 of 222 public crossings here are listed in a quiet zone.
- In a 24-hour quiet zone17
- In a partial quiet zone12
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 18 reports of trains blocking public crossings in this county.
Reports to the FRA by year
- 20211 report
- 20221 report
- 20236 reports
- 20245 reports
- 20254 reports
- 20261 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 MinnesotaHow to report a blocked crossing
Upgrades and grants
Federal grants listed for St Louis County show below. The St Louis County crossing page lists crossings named on state grant lists.
Make a grant table of the crossings in St Louis CountyOpen the St Louis County crossing page
Train activity
See about how many trains a day pass near the middle of St Louis County (the center of its public crossings), from counts the railroads report.
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Federal crossing grants in this county
FRA crossing elimination grants, 2024: County of Saint Louis, $1,862,400.
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