How many railroad crossings are in Metairie, Louisiana?
The FRA inventory of lists 8 public railroad crossings in Metairie, Louisiana.
- Public crossings
- 8
- Public crossings with identified warning devices
- 7
- Public crossings reported with gates
- 63%
- Most trains a day reported
- 17
- Reported incidents at public crossings since 2016
- 9
- Gate share compared with the state
- 19 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 63% of these crossings.
- Gates563%
- Flashing lights without reported gates00%
- Signs without reported gates or lights225%
- Other or not reported113%
Each crossing appears once, grouped by its reported warning devices. Missing fields don't mean the warning devices are absent.
Which crossings in Metairie, Louisiana have the most trains?
- The crossing on Hollywood Road reports 17 trains a day.
- The crossing on Farnham Place reports 17 trains a day.
- The crossing on Metairie Road reports 10 trains a day.
- The crossing on Carrollton Road reports 10 trains a day.
- The crossing on Labarre Rd reports 7 trains a day.
They are on Hollywood Road, Farnham Place, Metairie Road, Carrollton Road and Labarre Rd. 4 of the 8 public crossings in Metairie, Louisiana have a quiet-zone designation.
Train quiet zones in Metairie, Louisiana
4 public crossings in Metairie, Louisiana have a quiet-zone designation.
- The crossing on Hollywood Road is in a 24-hour quiet zone, with Norfolk Southern Railway Company as the reporting railroad.
- The crossing on Farnham Place is in a 24-hour quiet zone, with Norfolk Southern Railway Company as the reporting railroad.
- The crossing on Metairie Road is in a 24-hour quiet zone, with Norfolk Southern Railway Company as the reporting railroad.
- The crossing on Carrollton Road is in a 24-hour quiet zone, with Norfolk Southern Railway Company as the reporting railroad.
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.
- Hollywood RoadMetairie3,165 vehicles a day2025 road count
- Farnham PlaceMetairie1,385 vehicles a day2025 road count
- Metairie RoadMetairie10,300 vehicles a day2024 road count
- Carrollton RoadMetairie2,500 vehicles a day2025 road count
- Labarre RdMetairie10,000 vehicles a day2010 road count
- L And A RoadMetairie4,000 vehicles a day2010 road count
- L And A RoadMetairie200 vehicles a day2010 road count
- L And A RoadMetairie4,000 vehicles a day2010 road count
Trains blocking a crossing in Metairie? How to report it.Blocked crossing rules in Louisiana
Source: Federal Railroad Administration crossing inventory and reported highway-rail incidents. Sources and dates