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Railroad crossing updates for Albany County, New York
What changed at the railroad crossings in Albany County, on one page: weekly record changes, quiet zones, blocked-train reports, grants and train activity.
FRA crossing inventory of .
- Public crossings
- 48
- Public crossings reported with gates
- 88%
- Most trains a day reported
- 34
See the public crossings in Albany County
Latest changes
Week of 28 September 2026: 1 crossing here had a recorded change.
- Train counts updated1
Crossings that changed
Dates show when a change was observed in the federal inventory, not when it happened.
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Quiet zones
14 of 48 public crossings here are listed in a quiet zone.
- In a 24-hour quiet zone10
- In a partial quiet zone4
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
New York law limits a train to 5 minutes blocking a road crossing, under N.Y. Railroad Law § 53-c. We found no New York 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 17 reports of trains blocking public crossings in this county.
Reports to the FRA by year
- 20205 reports
- 20211 report
- 20224 reports
- 20231 report
- 20246 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 New YorkHow to report a blocked crossing
Upgrades and grants
No federal grants are listed for Albany County yet. The Albany County crossing page lists crossings named on state grant lists.
Make a grant table of the crossings in Albany CountyOpen the Albany County crossing page
Train activity
See about how many trains a day pass near the middle of Albany County (the center of its public crossings), from counts the railroads report.
Check train activity near the middle of Albany County
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Sources: Federal Railroad Administration crossing inventory and blocked crossing reports. Sources and dates