How many railroad crossings are in Bakersfield, California?

The FRA inventory of 22 October 2026 lists 68 public railroad crossings in Bakersfield, California.

Public crossings: 68
Public crossings with identified warning devices: 67
Public crossings reported with gates: 82%
Most trains a day reported: 30
Reported incidents at public crossings since 2016: 36
Gate share compared with the state: 21 percentage points higher

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Gates are reported at 82% of these crossings.

Gates5682%
Flashing lights without reported gates34%
Signs without reported gates or lights812%
Other or not reported11%

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

Which crossings in Bakersfield, California have the most trains?

The crossing on 30th Street reports 30 trains a day.
The crossing on Q Street reports 30 trains a day.
The crossing on Baker Street reports 30 trains a day.
The crossing on Morning Drive reports 30 trains a day.
The crossing on Garces Hwy reports 28 trains a day.

They are on 30th Street, Q Street, Baker Street, Morning Drive and Garces Hwy. 7 of the 68 public crossings in Bakersfield, California have a quiet-zone designation.

Train quiet zones in Bakersfield, California

7 public crossings in Bakersfield, California have a quiet-zone designation.

The crossing on Sumner/Miller St is in a 24-hour quiet zone, with Union Pacific Railroad Company as the reporting railroad.
The crossing on E Truxton Ave is in a 24-hour quiet zone, with BNSF Railway Company as the reporting railroad.
The crossing on Baker St is in a 24-hour quiet zone, with BNSF Railway Company as the reporting railroad.
The crossing on Tulare St is in a 24-hour quiet zone, with BNSF Railway Company as the reporting railroad.
The crossing on Sonora St is in a 24-hour quiet zone, with BNSF Railway Company as the reporting railroad.
The crossing on N St is in a 24-hour quiet zone, with BNSF Railway Company as the reporting railroad.
The crossing on L St is in a 24-hour quiet zone, with BNSF Railway Company as the reporting railroad.

Railroad bridges over roads in this city

BNSF RY & AMTRAK over CHESTER AVE
Vertical clearance under the bridge: 15 ft 1 in (4.62 m), as recorded in the National Bridge Inventory, 2025.
UP RR over CHESTER AVENUE
Vertical clearance under the bridge: 14 ft 11 in (4.57 m), as recorded in the National Bridge Inventory, 2025.
BNSF RY & AMTRAK over ST RTE 204 (UNION AVE)
Vertical clearance under the bridge: 15 ft 4 in (4.69 m), as recorded in the National Bridge Inventory, 2025.

Clearance is the measured height recorded by the state in the National Bridge Inventory. The sign at the bridge can show a different figure.

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2025.

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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Quiet zones in California

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