Atlas for Cities
Railroad crossing updates for Knox County, Ohio
What changed at the railroad crossings in Knox County, on one page: weekly record changes, quiet zones, blocked-train reports, grants and train activity.
FRA crossing inventory of .
- Public crossings
- 23
- Public crossings reported with gates
- 52%
- Most trains a day reported
- 0
See the public crossings in Knox County
Latest changes
The inventory shows no recorded changes at crossings in this county in the last 8 weeks.
Get updates
Follow Mount Vernon, the town in Knox County with the most public crossings. Its weekly changes then show in Saved.
Or add the weekly changes for Knox County to a news reader: Weekly changes feed for Knox County.
Quiet zones
None of the 23 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
Ohio law limits a train to 5 minutes blocking a road crossing, under Ohio Rev. Code § 5589.21. A court has held that federal law preempts this limit, so it generally cannot be enforced against railroads. Checked 16 October 2026.
The FRA lists no reports of trains blocking public crossings in this county.
Blocked crossing rules in OhioHow to report a blocked crossing
Upgrades and grants
No federal grants are listed for Knox County yet. The Knox County crossing page lists crossings named on state grant lists.
Make a grant table of the crossings in Knox CountyOpen the Knox County crossing page
Train activity
See about how many trains a day pass near the middle of Knox County (the center of its public crossings), from counts the railroads report.
Check train activity near the middle of Knox County
Send us an update
Know of a new quiet zone, a closed crossing or a finished upgrade in Knox County? Tell us and we will check it against the records.
Sources: Federal Railroad Administration crossing inventory and blocked crossing reports. Sources and dates