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How many railroad crossings are in Colorado?

The FRA inventory of 21 October 2026 lists 1,753 public railroad crossings in Colorado. 37% have gates, and 232 incidents were reported since 2016.

FRA inventory of . Sources and dates. For reporters
Public crossings
1,753
Public crossings with gates
37%
Incidents at public crossings since 2016
232
Public crossings with signs only
921

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

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

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

    1,753 public crossings are listed in Colorado.

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

  2. Warning devices

    53% of public crossings in Colorado 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 Colorado crossings sees 1–4 trains a day.

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

How Colorado's public crossings are equipped and used.

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

Source: FRA public crossing inventory, checked in 2026.

232 incidents have been reported in Colorado since 2016.

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

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

Source: FRA public crossing inventory, checked in 2026.

Weld has more public crossings than any other county in Colorado.

Source: FRA public crossing inventory, checked in 2026.
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Weld 182, Denver 155, Adams 142, Larimer 110, Logan 73, Boulder 62, Jefferson 51, Rio Grande 51, Las Animas 46, Mesa 44, Delta 41, Phillips 41, Routt 41, Baca 40, Otero 40, Morgan 37, Pueblo 37, Fremont 36, Conejos 35, El Paso 35, Kit Carson 35, Kiowa 34, Crowley 30, Arapahoe 27, Yuma 27, Alamosa 26, Bent 24, Prowers 24, Montrose 23, Sedgwick 21, Douglas 19, Washington 19, Cheyenne 17, La Plata 16, Huerfano 14, Lincoln 14, Costilla 13, Eagle 13, Grand 13, Garfield 10, Mineral 7, Lake 5, Moffat 5, Gilpin 4, Elbert 3, San Juan 3, Broomfield 2, Chaffee 2, Saguache 2, Gunnison 1, Teller 1.

The federal inventory for Colorado lists 2,827 crossing records, including 2,820 with usable map locations. The record list below includes public and private crossings.

Record coverage

Each measure covers all 2,827 records in this state. Missing information remains in the directory.

Usable map locations
2,820 of 2,827 records7 records have missing information.
Reported road counts
2,203 of 2,827 records624 records have missing information.
Complete train counts
2,811 of 2,827 records16 records have missing information.

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

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All 2,827 crossings in Colorado, public and private

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