How many railroad crossings are in Alabama?

The FRA inventory of 21 October 2026 lists 2,742 public railroad crossings in Alabama. 34% have gates, and 791 incidents were reported since 2016.

FRA inventory of . Sources and dates. For reporters
Public crossings
2,742
Public crossings with gates
34%
Incidents at public crossings since 2016
791
Public crossings with signs only
1,314

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  author = {{Rail Crossing Atlas, Tan Solutions}},
  publisher = {Rail Crossing Atlas, Tan Solutions},
  title = {Railroad crossings in Alabama},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-21},
  version = {fra-0ac076ef35774850d80c15da},
  url = {https://railcrossingatlas.tansolutions.org/crossings/states/alabama?revision=fra-0ac076ef35774850d80c15da}
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The map counts public and private crossings; the totals above count public crossings only. Use the legend to compare the number of crossings in each area.

  1. 2,742 public crossings are listed in Alabama.

    The map shades each area by how many crossings it holds.

  2. 48% of public crossings in Alabama have signs only, with no lights or gates.

    The map shows the share of crossings with signs only in each area.

  3. The largest group of Alabama crossings sees 1–4 trains a day.

    The map shows the median number of trains a day in each area.

How Alabama's public crossings are equipped and used.

Most crossings in Alabama have signs but no lights or gates.

Source: FRA public crossing inventory, checked in 2026.

791 incidents have been reported in Alabama since 2016.

Source: FRA incident reports, through 2026-07-31. An unfinished year is partial.

The largest group of Alabama crossings sees 1–4 trains a day.

Source: FRA public crossing inventory, checked in 2026.

Jefferson has more public crossings than any other county in Alabama.

Source: FRA public crossing inventory, checked in 2026.
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Jefferson 294, Mobile 156, Talladega 145, Shelby 116, Houston 97, Montgomery 95, Dallas 94, Tuscaloosa 94, Walker 93, Etowah 81, Escambia 71, Madison 65, Calhoun 60, Chilton 60, Marengo 57, Morgan 57, Colbert 55, Lee 55, Pike 51, St Clair 51, Jackson 49, Marshall 40, Covington 39, Dale 37, Monroe 37, Pickens 37, Limestone 36, Autauga 32, De Kalb 32, Henry 32, Russell 31, Marion 27, Franklin 25, Winston 24, Butler 22, Tallapoosa 21, Chambers 20, Coffee 20, Greene 20, Lauderdale 20, Lawrence 20, Clarke 18, Bibb 17, Choctaw 17, Cullman 17, Lowndes 17, Wilcox 17, Conecuh 16, Barbour 15, Hale 14, Baldwin 13, Sumter 13, Clay 11, Elmore 11, Lamar 11, Washington 11, Cleburne 10, Randolph 10, Coosa 9, Macon 9, Perry 8, Fayette 7, Blount 3.

The federal inventory for Alabama lists 4,324 crossing records, including 4,323 with usable map locations. The record list below includes public and private crossings.

Record coverage

Each measure covers all 4,324 records in this state. Missing information remains in the directory.

Usable map locations
4,323 of 4,324 records1 record has missing information.
Reported road counts
2,940 of 4,324 records1,384 records have missing information.
Complete train counts
4,324 of 4,324 recordsEvery record has this information.

A complete train total requires valid daytime, nighttime and switching counts. Learn what reported train counts mean.

All 4,324 crossings in Alabama, public and private

Records 1–100 of 4,324

Sources were checked on . Counts are reported records, not a rating of any crossing. Sources and dates