How many railroad crossings are in New Mexico?

The FRA inventory of 21 October 2026 lists 723 public railroad crossings in New Mexico. 49% have gates, and 111 incidents were reported since 2016.

FRA inventory of . Sources and dates. For reporters
Public crossings
723
Public crossings with gates
49%
Incidents at public crossings since 2016
111
Public crossings with signs only
285

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@misc{railcrossingatlas-NM-fra-0ac076ef35774850d80c15da,
  author = {{Rail Crossing Atlas, Tan Solutions}},
  publisher = {Rail Crossing Atlas, Tan Solutions},
  title = {Railroad crossings in New Mexico},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-21},
  version = {fra-0ac076ef35774850d80c15da},
  url = {https://railcrossingatlas.tansolutions.org/crossings/states/new-mexico?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. 723 public crossings are listed in New Mexico.

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

  2. 39% of public crossings in New Mexico 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 New Mexico crossings sees 1–4 trains a day.

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

How New Mexico's public crossings are equipped and used.

Gates are the most common warning device in New Mexico.

Source: FRA public crossing inventory, checked in 2026.

111 incidents have been reported in New Mexico since 2016.

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

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

Source: FRA public crossing inventory, checked in 2026.

Eddy has more public crossings than any other county in New Mexico.

Source: FRA public crossing inventory, checked in 2026.
Show all 28 counties

Eddy 78, Bernalillo 68, Dona Ana 66, Chaves 64, Lea 50, Santa Fe 41, Curry 40, Valencia 34, Socorro 33, Roosevelt 24, Grant 21, Quay 18, Mckinley 17, San Miguel 17, Union 16, Luna 15, Otero 15, Torrance 15, Rio Arriba 13, Colfax 12, De Baca 12, Sandoval 11, Guadalupe 10, Lincoln 10, Cibola 8, Mora 6, Hidalgo 5, Sierra 4.

The federal inventory for New Mexico lists 1,238 crossing records, including 1,235 with usable map locations. The record list below includes public and private crossings.

Record coverage

Each measure covers all 1,238 records in this state. Missing information remains in the directory.

Usable map locations
1,235 of 1,238 records3 records have missing information.
Reported road counts
795 of 1,238 records443 records have missing information.
Complete train counts
1,222 of 1,238 records16 records have missing information.

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

All 1,238 crossings in New Mexico, public and private

Records 1–100 of 1,238

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