How many railroad crossings are in Birmingham, Alabama?

The FRA inventory of lists 139 public railroad crossings in Birmingham, Alabama.

Public crossings
139
Public crossings with identified warning devices
132
Public crossings reported with gates
38%
Most trains a day reported
34
Reported incidents at public crossings since 2016
68
Gate share compared with the state
4 percentage points higher

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Gates are reported at 38% of these crossings.

  • Gates5338%
  • Flashing lights without reported gates3223%
  • Signs without reported gates or lights4734%
  • Other or not reported75%

Each crossing appears once, grouped by its reported warning devices. Missing fields don't mean the warning devices are absent.

Incident counts cover January 2016 through 31 July 2026. They describe reported events, not a rating of crossings.

Traffic counts were collected at different times. Road count years appear with each record; train count years are not reported separately.

How many trains pass each crossing?

Public crossings are ordered by reported trains a day, from most to lowest.

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  1. 27th Street NorthBirminghamID 663604KFlashing lights2 trains a day
    759 vehicles a day2022 road count
  2. 25th St NBirminghamID 663613JSigns only2 trains a day
    1,692 vehicles a day1994 road count
  3. 24th St NBirminghamID 663614RSigns only2 trains a day
    2,396 vehicles a day2022 road count
  4. 9th Ave WylamBirminghamID 844379WFlashing lights2 trains a day
    210 vehicles a day2011 road count
  5. Sloss Main EntranceBirminghamID 983104VSigns only2 trains a day
    10 vehicles a day2024 road count
  6. Sloss Spray Pond AccessBirminghamID 983105CSigns only2 trains a day
    10 vehicles a day2024 road count
  7. Sloss Viaduct EntranceBirminghamID 983106JSigns only2 trains a day
    10 vehicles a day2024 road count
  8. Sloss Field EntryBirminghamID 983107RSigns only2 trains a day
    20 vehicles a day2024 road count
  9. 25th StBirminghamID 352519LFlashing lights1 train a day
    981 vehicles a day2022 road count
  10. 24th StBirminghamID 352520FFlashing lights1 train a day
    2,396 vehicles a day2022 road count
  11. 18th St NBirminghamID 352526WGates1 train a day
    2,160 vehicles a day2011 road count
  12. 16th St NBirminghamID 352527DFlashing lights1 train a day
    2,458 vehicles a day2022 road count
  13. East Ann Drive SWBirminghamID 352604BGates1 train a day
    3,350 vehicles a day2011 road count
  14. Wilson Rd / 31st St SWBirminghamID 352606PFlashing lights1 train a day
    5,994 vehicles a day2022 road count
  15. 34th St SWBirminghamID 352607WSigns only1 train a day
    30 vehicles a day2011 road count
  16. 37th StBirminghamID 352608DSigns only1 train a day
    50 vehicles a day2011 road count
  17. 50th StBirminghamID 352610EGates1 train a day
    3,160 vehicles a day2011 road count
  18. 29th St NBirminghamID 352515JFlashing lights0 trains a day
    60 vehicles a day2011 road count
  19. 28th PlBirminghamID 352516RGates0 trains a day
    4,840 vehicles a day2011 road count
  20. 27th StBirminghamID 352517XSigns only0 trains a day
    2,460 vehicles a day2011 road count
  21. 33rd Terrace NorthBirminghamID 352550XSigns only0 trains a day
    1,805 vehicles a day1997 road count
  22. 35th Avenue NorthBirminghamID 352556NSigns only0 trains a day
    3,015 vehicles a day2022 road count
  23. Ishkooda RdBirminghamID 352605HGates0 trains a day
    10,270 vehicles a day2011 road count
  24. Spaulding StBirminghamID 352609KGates0 trains a day
    9,970 vehicles a day2011 road count
  25. 15th St WBirminghamID 639583HSigns only0 trains a day
    40 vehicles a day2011 road count
  26. Lomb AveBirminghamID 639584PFlashing lights0 trains a day
    9,405 vehicles a day2022 road count
  27. 12th St SWBirminghamID 639585WFlashing lights0 trains a day
    4,570 vehicles a day2011 road count
  28. Princeton Pkwy SWBirminghamID 639586DFlashing lights0 trains a day
    14,550 vehicles a day2011 road count
  29. Center StBirminghamID 639587KSigns only0 trains a day
    4,742 vehicles a day2022 road count
  30. 4th St NBirminghamID 639588SSigns only0 trains a day
    11,963 vehicles a day2022 road count
  31. 5th St NBirminghamID 639589YSigns only0 trains a day
    200 vehicles a day2011 road count
  32. 2nd Ave N 6th St NBirminghamID 639590TSigns only0 trains a day
    2,350 vehicles a day2011 road count
  33. 1st Ave NBirminghamID 639591ASigns only0 trains a day
    4,600 vehicles a day2011 road count
  34. 43rd St SBirminghamID 640250DSigns only0 trains a day
    1,070 vehicles a day2011 road count
  35. 27th Avenue NorthBirminghamID 663606YGates0 trains a day
    4,353 vehicles a day2022 road count
  36. Alley Near 35th Ave NBirminghamID 663610NSigns only0 trains a day
    4,998 vehicles a day2022 road count
  37. 10th Ave NBirminghamID 663628YSigns only0 trains a day
    18,463 vehicles a day2022 road count
  38. 29th St NBirminghamID 663636RSigns only0 trains a day
    790 vehicles a day1994 road count
  39. Erie StBirminghamID 913252YSigns only0 trains a day
    10,760 vehicles a day2011 road count

Source: Federal Railroad Administration crossing inventory and reported highway-rail incidents. Sources and dates