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Railroad crossing updates for King County, Washington

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

FRA crossing inventory of .

Public crossings
271
Public crossings reported with gates
24%
Most trains a day reported
134

See the public crossings in King County

Latest changes

Week of 12 October 2026: 4 crossings here had a recorded change.

  • More warning devices1
  • Fewer warning devices1
  • Other record changes2

Crossings that changed

Dates show when a change was observed in the federal inventory, not when it happened.

Weekly changes in Washington

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Quiet zones

6 of 271 public crossings here are listed in a quiet zone.

  • In a 24-hour quiet zone6

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 WashingtonQuiet zone changes this week

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 235 reports of trains blocking public crossings in this county.

Reports to the FRA by year

  • 202014 reports
  • 202116 reports
  • 202247 reports
  • 202336 reports
  • 202451 reports
  • 202534 reports
  • 202637 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

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

Choose a railroad to make a grant table for King County (a table holds up to 250 crossings)Open the King County crossing page

Train activity

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

Check train activity near the middle of King County

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County: King County, Washington

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