Atlas for Cities
Railroad crossing updates for Shelby County, Tennessee
What changed at the railroad crossings in Shelby County, on one page: weekly record changes, quiet zones, blocked-train reports, grants and train activity.
FRA crossing inventory of .
- Public crossings
- 207
- Public crossings reported with gates
- 48%
- Most trains a day reported
- 64
See the public crossings in Shelby County
Latest changes
Week of 19 October 2026: 1 crossing here had a recorded change.
- Other record changes1
Dates show when a change was observed in the federal inventory, not when it happened.
Get updates
Follow Memphis, the town in Shelby County with the most public crossings. Its weekly changes then show in Saved.
Or add the weekly changes for Shelby County to a news reader: Weekly changes feed for Shelby County.
Quiet zones
6 of 207 public crossings here are listed in a quiet zone.
- In a 24-hour quiet zone6
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
Tennessee has no state law that limits how long a train may block a crossing. Checked 16 October 2026.
The FRA lists 323 reports of trains blocking public crossings in this county.
Reports to the FRA by year
- 202015 reports
- 202115 reports
- 202252 reports
- 202375 reports
- 202476 reports
- 202551 reports
- 202639 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 TennesseeHow to report a blocked crossing
Upgrades and grants
No federal grants are listed for Shelby County yet. The Shelby County crossing page lists crossings named on state grant lists.
Make a grant table of the crossings in Shelby CountyOpen the Shelby County crossing page
Train activity
See about how many trains a day pass near the middle of Shelby County (the center of its public crossings), from counts the railroads report.
Check train activity near the middle of Shelby County
Send us an update
Know of a new quiet zone, a closed crossing or a finished upgrade in Shelby County? Tell us and we will check it against the records.
Sources: Federal Railroad Administration crossing inventory and blocked crossing reports. Sources and dates