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Railroad crossing updates for Chautauqua County, New York
What changed at the railroad crossings in Chautauqua County, on one page: weekly record changes, quiet zones, blocked-train reports, grants and train activity.
FRA crossing inventory of .
- Public crossings
- 106
- Public crossings reported with gates
- 80%
- Most trains a day reported
- 131
See the public crossings in Chautauqua 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
10 of 106 public crossings here are listed in a quiet zone.
- In a partial quiet zone10
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 76 reports of trains blocking public crossings in this county.
Reports to the FRA by year
- 20201 report
- 202211 reports
- 202319 reports
- 20248 reports
- 202512 reports
- 202625 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 Chautauqua County yet. The Chautauqua County crossing page lists crossings named on state grant lists.
Make a grant table of the crossings in Chautauqua CountyOpen the Chautauqua County crossing page
Train activity
See about how many trains a day pass near the middle of Chautauqua County (the center of its public crossings), from counts the railroads report.
Check train activity near the middle of Chautauqua County
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Sources: Federal Railroad Administration crossing inventory and blocked crossing reports. Sources and dates