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Railroad crossing updates for Smyth County, Virginia
What changed at the railroad crossings in Smyth County, on one page: weekly record changes, quiet zones, blocked-train reports, grants and train activity.
FRA crossing inventory of .
- Public crossings
- 22
- Public crossings reported with gates
- 86%
- Most trains a day reported
- 11
See the public crossings in Smyth 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 22 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 9 reports of trains blocking public crossings in this county.
Reports to the FRA by year
- 20205 reports
- 20211 report
- 20222 reports
- 20231 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 Smyth County yet. The Smyth County crossing page lists crossings named on state grant lists.
Make a grant table of the crossings in Smyth CountyOpen the Smyth County crossing page
Train activity
See about how many trains a day pass near the middle of Smyth County (the center of its public crossings), from counts the railroads report.
Check train activity near the middle of Smyth County
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Sources: Federal Railroad Administration crossing inventory and blocked crossing reports. Sources and dates