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Whitson Branch Road railroad crossing in Bakersville, North Carolina

ID 244155SPublicAt gradeCSX Transportation

This crossing has flashing lights but no gates. About 5 trains pass each day. About 100 vehicles cross each day. Counted in 2006. That count is 20 years old.

Road traffic
100vehicles a day
Counted in 2006About traffic counts
Reported trains
5trains a day
These reported movements are not arrival times.
Warning devices
Lights, no gates
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Incidents since 2016
Not reported
Through July 2026. See the yearly reports

This vehicle count is from 2006. Newer counts may exist.

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Map of crossing ID 244155S and nearby crossingsLatitude 36.0005°, longitude -82.2639°.
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Rail Crossing Atlas, Tan Solutions. “Crossing 244155S.” October 4, 2026. Published revision fra-a3a8a15f1cac1393ba31c641. https://railcrossingatlas.tansolutions.org/crossings/244155S?revision=fra-a3a8a15f1cac1393ba31c641.

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@misc{railcrossingatlas-244155S-fra-a3a8a15f1cac1393ba31c641,
  author = {{Rail Crossing Atlas, Tan Solutions}},
  publisher = {Rail Crossing Atlas, Tan Solutions},
  title = {Crossing 244155S},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-04},
  version = {fra-a3a8a15f1cac1393ba31c641},
  url = {https://railcrossingatlas.tansolutions.org/crossings/244155S?revision=fra-a3a8a15f1cac1393ba31c641}
}

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36.00048, -82.26389 (FRA source coordinates)
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Most reported trains pass by day: 1 of 1.

Reported movements, not a timetable.Quiet zone status: No quiet zone.Source: FRA inventory of 4 October 2026.

Plus 4 switching moves a day, not shown in the ring.

About 5 trains and 100 vehicles cross here each day.

Road traffic
100 vehicles a day
Road count year
2006
counted 2006, 20 years old
Reported train total
5 trains a day
Daytime trains
1 train a day
Nighttime trains
0 trains a day
Switching trains
4 trains a day
Passenger trains
0 trains a day
School bus route
No
School-bus passes
0 / school day
Maximum rail speed
25 mph
Road speed limit
55 mph

The daily train total combines reported daytime, nighttime and switching movements. These reported movements are not arrival times. How reported train totals work. A school bus that crosses and returns counts as two passes on a normal school day.

Most reported trains pass during the day.

From the FRA inventory of 4 October 2026. Values are reported trains a day.

This crossing has flashing lights but no gates.

0 gate arms and 5 flashing-light pairs. 0 crossbuck assemblies; 0 stop signs.
Gate arms: 0Flashing-light pairs: 5Crossbuck assemblies: 0Stop signs: 0
The symbols show reported counts, not device positions. 1 main track is reported.
Gate arms
0
Flashing-light pairs
5
Crossbuck assemblies
0
Stop signs
0
Main tracks
1
Quiet-zone source value
No

All warning device counts are reported. Zero is shown only when the source reports zero. How warning devices are recorded

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The incident count is not reported.

Earlier or unreported incidents may not be included.

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Record history.

Record history

Historical dates come from FRA reports. Recent dates show when Atlas observed a change. Neither confirms when work took place.

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What's around this crossing.

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Nearby land cover

The 2025 estimates cover roughly 10 hectares around each crossing.

Population and climate nearby

Modeled population in this map area
5 , WorldPop 2025
Regional surface elevation
2,612 ft
Average annual air temperature
51.6 °F
Average annual rain & snow
54.9 in/year
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Regional sample 2.4 mi from the reported crossing location. Climate averages cover 1979–2020.

What these figures describe

Population in the map area comes from a 2025 WorldPop model, summed over the map area that contains the reported crossing location. It is not a count of people who use the crossing. Unavailable estimates remain unknown.

Regional values use the nearest sample at roughly 3.1 mi scale. Elevation dates from 2011–2015. They do not describe exact conditions at the crossing.

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3 other crossings are within 3.1 mi.

These records are within 3.1 mi of the reported location. Distances are straight-line estimates.