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Railroad crossing updates for Mason County, Washington

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

FRA crossing inventory of .

Public crossings
17
Public crossings reported with gates
41%
Most trains a day reported
10

See the public crossings in Mason County

Latest changes

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

Weekly changes in Washington

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Quiet zones

None of the 17 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.

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 10 reports of trains blocking public crossings in this county.

Reports to the FRA by year

  • 20201 report
  • 20253 reports
  • 20266 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 Mason County yet. The Mason County crossing page lists crossings named on state grant lists.

Make a grant table of the crossings in Mason CountyOpen the Mason County crossing page

Train activity

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

Check train activity near the middle of Mason County

Send us an update

Know of a new quiet zone, a closed crossing or a finished upgrade in Mason County? Tell us and we will check it against the records.

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