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Railroad crossing updates for Prince William County, Virginia

What changed at the railroad crossings in Prince William County, on one page: weekly record changes, quiet zones, blocked-train reports, grants and train activity.

FRA crossing inventory of 22 October 2026.

Public crossings: 13
Public crossings reported with gates: 92%
Most trains a day reported: 47

See the public crossings in Prince William County

Latest changes

The inventory shows no recorded changes at crossings in this county in the last 8 weeks.

Weekly changes in Virginia

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Quiet zones

1 of 13 public crossings here is listed in a quiet zone.

In a 24-hour quiet zone1

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.

Quiet zones in Virginia Quiet zone changes this week

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 13 reports of trains blocking public crossings in this county.

Reports to the FRA by year

20201 report
20221 report
20246 reports
20253 reports
20262 reports

Reports through 23 October 2026. 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 Virginia How to report a blocked crossing

Upgrades and grants

No federal grants are listed for Prince William County yet. The Prince William County crossing page lists crossings named on state grant lists.

Make a grant table of the crossings in Prince William County Open the Prince William County crossing page

Train activity

See about how many trains a day pass near the middle of Prince William County (the center of its public crossings), from counts the railroads report.

Check train activity near the middle of Prince William County

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Sources: Federal Railroad Administration crossing inventory and blocked crossing reports. Sources and dates