How many railroad crossings are in Santa Cruz County, Arizona?
The FRA inventory of lists 17 public railroad crossings in Santa Cruz County, Arizona.
- Public crossings
- 17
- Public crossings with identified warning devices
- 17
- Public crossings reported with gates
- 76%
- Most trains a day reported
- 6
- Reported incidents at public crossings since 2016
- 0
- Gate share compared with the state
- 13 percentage points higher
Where are these public crossings?
Browse the listThe map shows the available locations on this page. Area shading may include crossings outside this group.
Gates are reported at 76% of these crossings.
- Gates1376%
- Flashing lights without reported gates00%
- Signs without reported gates or lights424%
- Other or not reported00%
Each crossing appears once, grouped by its reported warning devices. Missing fields don't mean the warning devices are absent.
Which crossings in Santa Cruz County, Arizona have the most trains?
- The crossing on Amado Rd reports 6 trains a day.
- The crossing on Chavez Siding Road reports 6 trains a day.
- The crossing on Bridge Road reports 6 trains a day.
- The crossing on Palo Parado Road reports 6 trains a day.
- The crossing on Rio Rico Drive reports 6 trains a day.
They are on Amado Rd, Chavez Siding Road, Bridge Road, Palo Parado Road and Rio Rico Drive. None of the 17 public crossings in Santa Cruz County, Arizona has a quiet-zone designation.
Union Pacific Railroad Company
Radio frequencies licensed to this railroad in this county
Railroad VHF channels, 159.810 to 161.565 MHz
- 160.7850 MHz, base stationCall sign WNSD330, license active until 10 May 2035View the license at the FCC
- 160.9950 MHz, base station, mobileCall sign WNSD330, license active until 10 May 2035View the license at the FCC
1 more license
- Call sign WQWB746, license active until 13 Jul 2035View the license at the FCC
Source: FCC Universal Licensing System, weekly license file, 18 Oct 2026.
School-bus routes
11 of 17 public crossings here are reported as on a school-bus route. 11 of those are reported as equipped with gates.
- On a school-bus route1165% of public crossings
- Of those, equipped with gates11100% of route crossings
The FRA inventory says for each crossing whether it is on a school-bus route. A crossing not reported as on a school-bus route may still be on one.
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.
- Amado RdAmado100 vehicles a day2020 road count
- Chavez Siding RoadAmado394 vehicles a day2022 road count
- Bridge RoadTubac468 vehicles a day2022 road count
- Palo Parado RoadRio Rico3,663 vehicles a day2022 road count
- Rio Rico DriveRio Rico10,251 vehicles a day2022 road count
- South River RoadNogales545 vehicles a day2022 road count
- West Gold Hill RoadNogales4,598 vehicles a day2022 road count
- Produce RowNogales1,277 vehicles a day2022 road count
- West Escondido DriveNogales102 vehicles a day2022 road count
- Calle SonoraNogales5,246 vehicles a day2022 road count
- East Doe StreetNogales3,538 vehicles a day2022 road count
- Elephant Head RoadAmado1,177 vehicles a day2022 road count
- Ruby RoadNogales7,416 vehicles a day2022 road count
- Baffert DriveNogales8,047 vehicles a day2022 road count
- Morley AvenueNogales6,283 vehicles a day2022 road count
- Court StreetNogales3,743 vehicles a day2022 road count
- Park StreetNogales2,928 vehicles a day2022 road count
Trains blocking a crossing in Santa Cruz County? How to report it.Blocked crossing rules in Arizona
Source: Federal Railroad Administration crossing inventory and reported highway-rail incidents. Sources and dates