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How many railroad crossings are in Alaska?

The FRA inventory of 21 October 2026 lists 165 public railroad crossings in Alaska. 44% have gates, and 9 incidents were reported since 2016.

FRA inventory of . Sources and dates. For reporters
Public crossings
165
Public crossings with gates
44%
Incidents at public crossings since 2016
9
Public crossings with signs only
77

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Rail Crossing Atlas, Tan Solutions. (2026, October 21). Railroad crossings in Alaska (Published revision fra-0ac076ef35774850d80c15da). https://railcrossingatlas.tansolutions.org/crossings/states/alaska?revision=fra-0ac076ef35774850d80c15da

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Rail Crossing Atlas, Tan Solutions. “Railroad crossings in Alaska.” October 21, 2026. Published revision fra-0ac076ef35774850d80c15da. https://railcrossingatlas.tansolutions.org/crossings/states/alaska?revision=fra-0ac076ef35774850d80c15da.

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@misc{railcrossingatlas-AK-fra-0ac076ef35774850d80c15da,
  author = {{Rail Crossing Atlas, Tan Solutions}},
  publisher = {Rail Crossing Atlas, Tan Solutions},
  title = {Railroad crossings in Alaska},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-21},
  version = {fra-0ac076ef35774850d80c15da},
  url = {https://railcrossingatlas.tansolutions.org/crossings/states/alaska?revision=fra-0ac076ef35774850d80c15da}
}
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All crossings in Alaska, public and private.

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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. Crossings

    165 public crossings are listed in Alaska.

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

  2. Warning devices

    47% of public crossings in Alaska have signs only, with no lights or gates.

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

  3. Train traffic

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

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

How Alaska's public crossings are equipped and used.

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

Source: FRA public crossing inventory, checked in 2026.

9 incidents have been reported in Alaska since 2016.

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

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

Source: FRA public crossing inventory, checked in 2026.

Fairbanks North Star has more public crossings than any other county in Alaska.

Source: FRA public crossing inventory, checked in 2026.

The federal inventory for Alaska lists 253 crossing records, including 253 with usable map locations. The record list below includes public and private crossings.

Record coverage

Each measure covers all 253 records in this state. Missing information remains in the directory.

Usable map locations
253 of 253 recordsEvery record has this information.
Reported road counts
253 of 253 recordsEvery record has this information.
Complete train counts
253 of 253 recordsEvery record has this information.

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

Browse crossings by railroadQuiet zones in AlaskaBlocked crossing rules in Alaska

All 253 crossings in Alaska, public and private

Records 1–100 of 253

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