How many railroad crossings are in Columbia Falls, Montana?
The FRA inventory of lists 9 public railroad crossings in Columbia Falls, Montana.
- Public crossings
- 9
- Public crossings with identified warning devices
- 9
- Public crossings reported with gates
- 56%
- Most trains a day reported
- 24
- Reported incidents at public crossings since 2016
- 1
- Gate share compared with the state
- 28 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 56% of these crossings.
- Gates556%
- Flashing lights without reported gates333%
- Signs without reported gates or lights111%
- 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 Columbia Falls, Montana have the most trains?
- The crossing on Half Moon Rd reports 24 trains a day.
- The crossing on 2nd Ave W reports 23 trains a day.
- The crossing on 4th Ave E reports 23 trains a day.
They are on Half Moon Rd, 2nd Ave W and 4th Ave E. None of the 9 public crossings in Columbia Falls, Montana has a quiet-zone designation.
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.
- Half Moon RdColumbia Falls1,110 vehicles a day2020 road count
- 2nd Ave WColumbia Falls1,664 vehicles a day2022 road count
- 4th Ave EColumbia Falls573 vehicles a day2022 road count
- 5th St W/ Truck RteColumbia Falls2,377 vehicles a day2022 road count
- 12th Ave WColumbia Falls773 vehicles a day2022 road count
- 9th St W/ MT-2Columbia Falls28,137 vehicles a day2022 road count
- Talbot Rd W 5miColumbia Falls2,060 vehicles a day2022 road count
- Brunner RdColumbia Falls612 vehicles a day2022 road count
- Jellison RdColumbia Falls155 vehicles a day2022 road count
Trains blocking a crossing in Columbia Falls? How to report it.Blocked crossing rules in Montana
Source: Federal Railroad Administration crossing inventory and reported highway-rail incidents. Sources and dates