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Railroad crossing updates for City of Petersburg, Virginia
What changed at the railroad crossings in City of Petersburg, on one page: weekly record changes, quiet zones, blocked-train reports, grants and train activity.
FRA crossing inventory of .
- Public crossings
- 12
- Public crossings reported with gates
- 58%
- Most trains a day reported
- 34
See the public crossings in City of Petersburg
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 12 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 6 reports of trains blocking public crossings in this county.
Reports to the FRA by year
- 20223 reports
- 20242 reports
- 20261 report
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
No federal grants are listed for City of Petersburg yet. The City of Petersburg crossing page lists crossings named on state grant lists.
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Train activity
See about how many trains a day pass near the middle of City of Petersburg (the center of its public crossings), from counts the railroads report.
Check train activity near the middle of City of Petersburg
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Sources: Federal Railroad Administration crossing inventory and blocked crossing reports. Sources and dates