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Railroad crossing updates for Chelan County, Washington
What changed at the railroad crossings in Chelan County, on one page: weekly record changes, quiet zones, blocked-train reports, grants and train activity.
FRA crossing inventory of .
- Public crossings
- 36
- Public crossings reported with gates
- 58%
- Most trains a day reported
- 11
See the public crossings in Chelan County
Latest changes
The inventory shows no recorded changes at crossings in this county in the last 8 weeks.
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Follow Wenatchee, the town in Chelan County with the most public crossings. Its weekly changes then show in Saved.
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Quiet zones
4 of 36 public crossings here are listed in a quiet zone.
- In a 24-hour quiet zone4
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
Washington law limits a train to 10 minutes blocking a road crossing, under Wash. Admin. Code § 480-62-220. Washington's state rail regulator says it cannot enforce this limit against railroads, because federal law controls how trains run. Checked 16 October 2026.
The FRA lists 10 reports of trains blocking public crossings in this county.
Reports to the FRA by year
- 20201 report
- 20211 report
- 20222 reports
- 20233 reports
- 20241 report
- 20252 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 WashingtonHow to report a blocked crossing
Upgrades and grants
Federal grants listed for Chelan County show below. The Chelan County crossing page lists crossings named on state grant lists.
Federal crossing grants in this county
FRA crossing elimination grants, 2024: Chelan County, $1,517,540.
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 Chelan CountyOpen the Chelan County crossing page
Train activity
See about how many trains a day pass near the middle of Chelan County (the center of its public crossings), from counts the railroads report.
Check train activity near the middle of Chelan County
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Sources: Federal Railroad Administration crossing inventory and blocked crossing reports. Sources and dates