How many railroad crossings are in New Orleans, Louisiana?
The FRA inventory of lists 125 public railroad crossings in New Orleans, Louisiana.
- Public crossings
- 125
- Public crossings with identified warning devices
- 113
- Public crossings reported with gates
- 22%
- Most trains a day reported
- 56
- Reported incidents at public crossings since 2016
- 26
- Gate share compared with the state
- 22 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 22% of these crossings.
- Gates2722%
- Flashing lights without reported gates2923%
- Signs without reported gates or lights5746%
- Other or not reported1210%
Each crossing appears once, grouped by its reported warning devices. Missing fields don't mean the warning devices are absent.
Which crossings in New Orleans, Louisiana have the most trains?
- The crossing on Nashville Ave reports 56 trains a day.
- The crossing on Peoples Avenue reports 34 trains a day.
- The crossing on Florida Avenue reports 28 trains a day.
- The crossing on Florida Avenue reports 28 trains a day.
- The crossing on St Claude Ave reports 28 trains a day.
They are on Nashville Ave, Peoples Avenue, Florida Avenue and St Claude Ave. 3 of the 125 public crossings in New Orleans, Louisiana have a quiet-zone designation.
Train quiet zones in New Orleans, Louisiana
3 public crossings in New Orleans, Louisiana have a quiet-zone designation.
- The crossing on Labarre Rd is in a 24-hour quiet zone, with Norfolk Southern Railway Company as the reporting railroad.
- The crossing on Atherton Drive is in a 24-hour quiet zone, with Norfolk Southern Railway Company as the reporting railroad.
- The crossing on West Oakridge Park is in a 24-hour quiet zone, with Norfolk Southern Railway Company as the reporting railroad.
Where can you watch trains in New Orleans?
One busy crossing here sits next to a public park or station, so you can watch from a public place.
See where to watch trains in New Orleans
Parks and stations © OpenStreetMap contributors
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.
- Nashville AveNew Orleans3,000 vehicles a day2010 road count
- Peoples AvenueNew Orleans1,400 vehicles a day2010 road count
- Florida AvenueNew Orleans1,820 vehicles a day2010 road count
- Florida AvenueNew Orleans1,820 vehicles a day2010 road count
- St Claude AveNew Orleans22,800 vehicles a day2014 road count
- N Rampart StreetNew Orleans3,000 vehicles a day2019 road count
- France RoadNew Orleans6,725 vehicles a day2010 road count
- Burgundy StreetNew Orleans3,000 vehicles a day2019 road count
- Dauphine StreetNew Orleans4,000 vehicles a day2010 road count
- Royal StreetNew Orleans4,000 vehicles a day2019 road count
- Chartres StreetNew Orleans10,000 vehicles a day2010 road count
- WalkwayNew Orleans1 vehicle a day2010 road count
- Peoples AvenueNew Orleans1,000 vehicles a day2010 road count
- Shrewsbury RoadNew Orleans528 vehicles a day2016 road count
- Bartholomew StreetNew Orleans5 vehicles a day2010 road count
- Old Gentilly HighwayNew Orleans4,900 vehicles a day2010 road count
- Louisa StreetNew Orleans12,305 vehicles a day2010 road count
- Labarre RdNew Orleans8,978 vehicles a day2025 road count
- Atherton DriveNew Orleans713 vehicles a day2025 road count
- West Oakridge ParkNew Orleans600 vehicles a day2025 road count
- W Frontage RoadNew Orleans10 vehicles a day2023 road count
- Michoud BoulevardNew Orleans3,528 vehicles a day2010 road count
- Read BoulevardNew Orleans7,500 vehicles a day2010 road count
- Louisa-piety ConnNew Orleans13,300 vehicles a day2010 road count
- France RoadNew Orleans6,725 vehicles a day2010 road count
- Patricia StreetNew Orleans500 vehicles a day2010 road count
- Friscoville AvenueNew Orleans500 vehicles a day2010 road count
- LebeauNew Orleans1,000 vehicles a day2010 road count
- BattlefieldNew Orleans300 vehicles a day2010 road count
- Melvyn Perez ParkwayNew Orleans1,000 vehicles a day2010 road count
- Florida AvenueNew Orleans1,820 vehicles a day2010 road count
- Monticello AvenueNew Orleans3,300 vehicles a day2010 road count
- Oak StreetNew Orleans20,000 vehicles a day2010 road count
- Eagle StreetNew Orleans1,000 vehicles a day2017 road count
- Burdette StNew Orleans1 vehicle a day2010 road count
- Prytania StNew Orleans1 vehicle a day2010 road count
- Walnut StNew Orleans1 vehicle a day2010 road count
- River Dr - Park EntNew Orleans1,300 vehicles a day2010 road count
- East Dr - Park ExitNew Orleans1,300 vehicles a day2010 road count
- Old Gentilly HighwayNew Orleans4,900 vehicles a day2010 road count
- Poland AvenueNew Orleans6,000 vehicles a day2010 road count
- Almonaster Ave - WestboundNew Orleans3,118 vehicles a day2010 road count
- Industrial ParkwayNew Orleans3,103 vehicles a day2010 road count
- Florida Ave - West EndNew Orleans6,230 vehicles a day2010 road count
- Harbor RdNew Orleans5,000 vehicles a day2010 road count
- France Rd PkwyNew Orleans6,725 vehicles a day2010 road count
- Port Of New OrleansNew OrleansNo road count has been reported.
- Napoleon AveNew Orleans2,000 vehicles a day2010 road count
- Clarence Henry Tr - Cwh Upstream X-overNew Orleans1,500 vehicles a day2010 road count
- Clarence Henry Tr - Cwh Down Stream X-overNew Orleans1,500 vehicles a day2010 road count
Trains blocking a crossing in New Orleans? How to report it.Blocked crossing rules in Louisiana
Source: Federal Railroad Administration crossing inventory and reported highway-rail incidents. Sources and dates