How many railroad crossings are in Carteret County, North Carolina?

The FRA inventory of 22 October 2026 lists 54 public railroad crossings in Carteret County, North Carolina.

Public crossings: 54
Public crossings with identified warning devices: 48
Public crossings reported with gates: 35%
Most trains a day reported: 4
Reported incidents at public crossings since 2016: 3
Gate share compared with the state: 27 percentage points lower

Where are these public crossings?

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Gates are reported at 35% of these crossings.

Gates1935%
Flashing lights without reported gates59%
Signs without reported gates or lights2444%
Other or not reported611%

Each crossing appears once, grouped by its reported warning devices. Missing fields don't mean the warning devices are absent.

Which crossings in Carteret County, North Carolina have the most trains?

The crossing on Old Airport Road reports 4 trains a day.
The crossing on Wildwood Road reports 4 trains a day.
The crossing on Sam Garner Road reports 4 trains a day.
The crossing on Carl Garner Road reports 4 trains a day.
The crossing on Main St reports 4 trains a day.

They are on Old Airport Road, Wildwood Road, Sam Garner Road, Carl Garner Road and Main St. None of the 54 public crossings in Carteret County, North Carolina has a quiet-zone designation.

Carolina Coastal Railway, Inc.

Radio frequencies licensed to this railroad in this county

Railroad VHF channels, 159.810 to 161.565 MHz

160.4700 MHz, mobileCall sign WQMH555, license active until 9 Aug 2030View the license at the FCC

Norfolk Southern Railway Company

Radio frequencies licensed to this railroad in this county

Railroad VHF channels, 159.810 to 161.565 MHz

160.6350 MHz, base station, mobileCall sign KNBT410, license active until 28 Jul 2033View the license at the FCC
160.9650 MHz, base station, mobileCall sign KNBT410, license active until 28 Jul 2033View the license at the FCC
1 more license
- Call sign WNVT929, license active until 18 Mar 2031View the license at the FCC
161.4750 MHz, base stationCall sign WQJG360, license active until 27 Aug 2028View the license at the FCC
2 more licenses
- Call sign WQKV929, license active until 1 Oct 2029View the license at the FCC
- Call sign WQNQ389, license active until 18 Apr 2031View the license at the FCC
161.5350 MHz, mobileCall sign WQKV929, license active until 1 Oct 2029View the license at the FCC
5 more licenses
- Call sign WQNQ389, license active until 18 Apr 2031View the license at the FCC
- Call sign WQZA804, license active until 22 Mar 2027View the license at the FCC
- Call sign WQZC846, license active until 7 Apr 2027View the license at the FCC
- Call sign WQZI678, license active until 31 May 2027View the license at the FCC
- Call sign WQZI760, license active until 1 Jun 2027View the license at the FCC
161.5650 MHz, base station, mobile, other stationCall sign KNBT410, license active until 28 Jul 2033View the license at the FCC
4 more licenses
- Call sign WQZA804, license active until 22 Mar 2027View the license at the FCC
- Call sign WQZC846, license active until 7 Apr 2027View the license at the FCC
- Call sign WQZI678, license active until 31 May 2027View the license at the FCC
- Call sign WQZI760, license active until 1 Jun 2027View the license at the FCC

Source: FCC Universal Licensing System, weekly license file, 18 Oct 2026.

School-bus routes

25 of 54 public crossings here are reported as on a school-bus route. 15 of those are reported as equipped with gates.

On a school-bus route2546% of public crossings
Of those, equipped with gates1560% of route crossings

The FRA inventory says for each crossing whether it is on a school-bus route. A crossing not reported as on a school-bus route may still be on one.

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.

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Quiet zones in North Carolina

Source: Federal Railroad Administration crossing inventory and reported highway-rail incidents. Sources and dates