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Railroad crossing updates for Hays County, Texas
What changed at the railroad crossings in Hays County, on one page: weekly record changes, quiet zones, blocked-train reports, grants and train activity.
FRA crossing inventory of .
- Public crossings
- 38
- Public crossings reported with gates
- 89%
- Most trains a day reported
- 37
See the public crossings in Hays County
Latest changes
Week of 12 October 2026: 1 crossing here had a recorded change.
- Other record changes1
Crossings that changed
Earlier weeks
- Week of 28 September 20262 crossings
Dates show when a change was observed in the federal inventory, not when it happened.
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Quiet zones
25 of 38 public crossings here are listed in a quiet zone.
- In a 24-hour quiet zone25
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 590 reports of trains blocking public crossings in this county.
Reports to the FRA by year
- 202089 reports
- 202182 reports
- 2022147 reports
- 202386 reports
- 202458 reports
- 202560 reports
- 202668 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 Hays County yet. The Hays County crossing page lists crossings named on state grant lists.
Make a grant table of the crossings in Hays CountyOpen the Hays County crossing page
Train activity
See about how many trains a day pass near the middle of Hays County (the center of its public crossings), from counts the railroads report.
Check train activity near the middle of Hays County
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Sources: Federal Railroad Administration crossing inventory and blocked crossing reports. Sources and dates