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Railroad crossing updates for Giles County, Virginia
What changed at the railroad crossings in Giles County, on one page: weekly record changes, quiet zones, blocked-train reports, grants and train activity.
FRA crossing inventory of .
- Public crossings
- 20
- Public crossings reported with gates
- 55%
- Most trains a day reported
- 25
See the public crossings in Giles 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
None of the 20 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
Virginia law limits a train to 5 minutes blocking a road crossing, under Va. Code § 56-412.1. We found no Virginia 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 18 reports of trains blocking public crossings in this county.
Reports to the FRA by year
- 20231 report
- 20246 reports
- 20252 reports
- 20269 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 VirginiaHow to report a blocked crossing
Upgrades and grants
Federal grants listed for Giles County show below. The Giles County crossing page lists crossings named on state grant lists.
Federal crossing grants in this county
FRA crossing elimination grants, 2024: Giles County Board of Supervisors, $304,000.
Source: Federal Railroad Administration list.
These grants are listed for the county. A grant that covers several counties is listed in each of them with its full amount. The grant papers do not name a crossing number.
Make a grant table of the crossings in Giles CountyOpen the Giles County crossing page
Train activity
See about how many trains a day pass near the middle of Giles County (the center of its public crossings), from counts the railroads report.
Check train activity near the middle of Giles County
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Sources: Federal Railroad Administration crossing inventory and blocked crossing reports. Sources and dates