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Railroad crossing updates for Ector County, Texas
What changed at the railroad crossings in Ector County, on one page: weekly record changes, quiet zones, blocked-train reports, grants and train activity.
FRA crossing inventory of .
- Public crossings
- 30
- Public crossings reported with gates
- 57%
- Most trains a day reported
- 21
See the public crossings in Ector County
Latest changes
Week of 28 September 2026: 8 crossings here had a recorded change.
- More warning devices1
- Road counts updated7
Dates show when a change was observed in the federal inventory, not when it happened.
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Quiet zones
8 of 30 public crossings here are listed in a quiet zone.
- In a 24-hour quiet zone8
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
Texas has no state law that limits how long a train may block a crossing. Checked 16 October 2026.
The FRA lists 14 reports of trains blocking public crossings in this county.
Reports to the FRA by year
- 20231 report
- 20244 reports
- 20256 reports
- 20263 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 TexasHow to report a blocked crossing
Upgrades and grants
No federal grants are listed for Ector County yet. The Ector County crossing page lists crossings named on state grant lists.
Make a grant table of the crossings in Ector CountyOpen the Ector County crossing page
Train activity
See about how many trains a day pass near the middle of Ector County (the center of its public crossings), from counts the railroads report.
Check train activity near the middle of Ector County
Send us an update
Know of a new quiet zone, a closed crossing or a finished upgrade in Ector County? Tell us and we will check it against the records.
Sources: Federal Railroad Administration crossing inventory and blocked crossing reports. Sources and dates