How many railroad crossings are in New York?

New York has 2,669 public railroad crossings. 68% have gates, and 258 incidents were reported since 2016.

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Public crossings
2,669
Crossings with gates
68%
Incidents since 2016
258
Crossings with signs only
595

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How New York's crossings are protected and used.

Gates are the most common warning device in New York.

Source: FRA public crossing inventory, checked in 2026.

258 incidents have been reported in New York since 2016.

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

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

Source: FRA public crossing inventory, checked in 2026.

Suffolk has more public crossings than any other county in New York.

Source: FRA public crossing inventory, checked in 2026.
Show all 60 counties

Suffolk 214, Erie 127, St Lawrence 120, Cattaraugus 117, Chautauqua 106, Oneida 106, Monroe 84, Steuben 81, Niagara 78, Wayne 73, Orange 70, Nassau 68, Onondaga 67, Oswego 65, Ontario 62, Tioga 61, Saratoga 54, Washington 54, Genesee 51, Allegany 50, Broome 50, Livingston 50, Albany 48, Wyoming 48, Yates 47, Jefferson 45, Chenango 42, Clinton 41, Seneca 40, Ulster 40, Cortland 35, Dutchess 35, Rockland 33, Orleans 30, Cayuga 29, Otsego 29, Rensselaer 29, Columbia 28, Essex 23, Chemung 22, Delaware 22, Schenectady 21, Schuyler 20, Kings 19, Tompkins 19, Queens 17, Lewis 16, Warren 13, Franklin 12, Greene 9, Putnam 9, Westchester 9, Schoharie 7, Montgomery 5, Sullivan 5, Herkimer 4, Bronx 3, Madison 3, Richmond 3, Hamilton 1.

The federal inventory for New York lists 5,261 crossing records, including 5,240 with usable map locations. The record list below includes public and private crossings.

Record coverage

Each measure covers all 5,261 records in this state. Missing information remains in the directory.

Usable map locations
5,240 of 5,261 recordsView 21 records with missing information ↗
Reported road counts
2,692 of 5,261 recordsView 2,569 records with missing information ↗
Complete train counts
5,261 of 5,261 recordsEvery record has this information.

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

All 5,261 crossings in New York

Records 1–100 of 5,261

Sources were checked on . Counts are reported records, not a safety assessment. Read how the data works.