How many railroad crossings are in Union City, California?
The FRA inventory of lists 25 public railroad crossings in Union City, California.
- Public crossings
- 25
- Public crossings with identified warning devices
- 25
- Public crossings reported with gates
- 60%
- Most trains a day reported
- 20
- Reported incidents at public crossings since 2016
- 10
- Gate share compared with the state
- 2 percentage points lower
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 60% of these crossings.
- Gates1560%
- Flashing lights without reported gates312%
- Signs without reported gates or lights728%
- 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 Union City, California have the most trains?
- The crossing on Whipple Rd reports 20 trains a day.
- The crossing on E Street reports 20 trains a day.
- The crossing on H Street reports 20 trains a day.
- The crossing on Decoto Road reports 20 trains a day.
- The crossing on Dyer Street reports 8 trains a day.
They are on Whipple Rd, E Street, H Street, Decoto Road and Dyer Street. None of the 25 public crossings in Union City, California has a quiet-zone designation.
Railroad bridges over roads in this city
- BARTD over DECOTO ROAD
Vertical clearance under the bridge: 17 ft 7 in (5.37 m), as recorded in the National Bridge Inventory, 2025.
- BARTD (A3006) over H STREET
Vertical clearance under the bridge: 27 ft 0 in (8.25 m), as recorded in the National Bridge Inventory, 2025.
- UP RR over LOWRY RD
Vertical clearance under the bridge: 15 ft 0 in (4.59 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.
- Whipple RdUnion City20,623 vehicles a day2016 road count
- E StreetUnion City2,291 vehicles a day2016 road count
- H StreetUnion City3,439 vehicles a day2016 road count
- Decoto RoadUnion City24,117 vehicles a day2016 road count
- Dyer StreetUnion City26,120 vehicles a day2016 road count
- Union City BoulevardUnion City31,435 vehicles a day2016 road count
- Smith StreetUnion City13,270 vehicles a day2016 road count
- Alvarado StreetUnion City21,965 vehicles a day2016 road count
- Whipple RoadUnion City7,800 vehicles a day1985 road count
- Whipple RoadUnion City14,000 vehicles a day1988 road count
- Tidewater DriveUnion City1 vehicle a day1980 road count
- Decoto RoadUnion City28,779 vehicles a day2016 road count
- I StreetUnion City551 vehicles a day2016 road count
- H StreetUnion City3,476 vehicles a day2016 road count
- F StreetUnion City1,559 vehicles a day2016 road count
- Whipple RoadUnion City25,859 vehicles a day2016 road count
- Central AvenueUnion City9,889 vehicles a day1995 road count
- Atlantic StreetUnion City1,000 vehicles a day1985 road count
- Atlantic StreetUnion City2,949 vehicles a day2013 road count
- Atlantic StreetUnion City2,776 vehicles a day2013 road count
- Pacific StreetUnion City300 vehicles a day1985 road count
- Pacific StreetUnion City1,000 vehicles a day1970 road count
- Zwissig WayUnion City1 vehicle a day2014 road count
- Pacific StreetUnion City1,000 vehicles a day1980 road count
- Pacific StreetUnion City1,800 vehicles a day1985 road count
Trains blocking a crossing in Union City? How to report it.Blocked crossing rules in California
Source: Federal Railroad Administration crossing inventory and reported highway-rail incidents. Sources and dates