How many railroad crossings are in California?

The FRA inventory of 21 October 2026 lists 5,438 public railroad crossings in California. 62% have gates, and 1,579 incidents were reported since 2016.

FRA inventory of . Sources and dates. For reporters
Public crossings
5,438
Public crossings with gates
62%
Incidents at public crossings since 2016
1,579
Public crossings with signs only
1,328

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@misc{railcrossingatlas-CA-fra-0ac076ef35774850d80c15da,
  author = {{Rail Crossing Atlas, Tan Solutions}},
  publisher = {Rail Crossing Atlas, Tan Solutions},
  title = {Railroad crossings in California},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-21},
  version = {fra-0ac076ef35774850d80c15da},
  url = {https://railcrossingatlas.tansolutions.org/crossings/states/california?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. 5,438 public crossings are listed in California.

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

  2. 24% of public crossings in California 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 California crossings sees 1–4 trains a day.

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

How California's public crossings are equipped and used.

Gates are the most common warning device in California.

Source: FRA public crossing inventory, checked in 2026.

1,579 incidents have been reported in California since 2016.

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

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

Source: FRA public crossing inventory, checked in 2026.

Los Angeles has more public crossings than any other county in California.

Source: FRA public crossing inventory, checked in 2026.
Show all 49 counties

Los Angeles 846, Tulare 324, San Joaquin 307, Fresno 306, San Bernardino 265, San Diego 264, Alameda 254, Orange 232, Sacramento 203, Stanislaus 198, Kern 168, Santa Clara 148, Riverside 138, Ventura 124, Contra Costa 105, Santa Barbara 103, Imperial 92, Sonoma 90, Merced 84, Yolo 83, Siskiyou 81, Solano 75, Modoc 66, San Mateo 66, Kings 65, Santa Cruz 63, Humboldt 56, Butte 54, Placer 54, Napa 53, Glenn 49, Madera 44, Monterey 39, Tehama 36, Lassen 34, Mendocino 31, Shasta 29, San Luis Obispo 28, Marin 27, Colusa 25, Yuba 23, San Francisco 21, Plumas 20, Sutter 19, Tuolumne 16, Amador 12, San Benito 11, Nevada 6, Sierra 1.

The federal inventory for California lists 8,434 crossing records, including 8,426 with usable map locations. The record list below includes public and private crossings.

Record coverage

Each measure covers all 8,434 records in this state. Missing information remains in the directory.

Usable map locations
8,426 of 8,434 records8 records have missing information.
Reported road counts
6,137 of 8,434 records2,297 records have missing information.
Complete train counts
8,432 of 8,434 records2 records have missing information.

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

All 8,434 crossings in California, public and private

Records 1–100 of 8,434

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