How many railroad crossings are in Golden Valley County, North Dakota?
The FRA inventory of lists 13 public railroad crossings in Golden Valley County, North Dakota.
- Public crossings
- 13
- Public crossings with identified warning devices
- 13
- Public crossings reported with gates
- 46%
- Most trains a day reported
- 14
- Reported incidents at public crossings since 2016
- 0
- Gate share compared with the state
- 26 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 46% of these crossings.
- Gates646%
- Flashing lights without reported gates18%
- Signs without reported gates or lights646%
- 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 Golden Valley County, North Dakota have the most trains?
- The crossing on Central Ave reports 14 trains a day.
- The crossing on 163rd Ave SW reports 8 trains a day.
- The crossing on 35th St SW reports 8 trains a day.
- The crossing on 165th Ave SW reports 8 trains a day.
- The crossing on 166th Ave SW reports 8 trains a day.
They are on Central Ave, 163rd Ave SW, 35th St SW, 165th Ave SW and 166th Ave SW. 2 of the 13 public crossings in Golden Valley County, North Dakota have a quiet-zone designation.
BNSF Railway Company
Radio frequencies licensed to this railroad in this county
Railroad VHF channels, 159.810 to 161.565 MHz
- 160.5000 MHz, base stationCall sign WPJY644, license active until 13 Dec 2031View the license at the FCC
- 161.1000 MHz, base station, mobileCall sign KDB679, license active until 13 Nov 2032View the license at the FCC
- 161.1600 MHz, base station, mobileCall sign KDB679, license active until 13 Nov 2032View the license at the FCC
1 more license
- Call sign WPJY644, license active until 13 Dec 2031View the license at the FCC
- 161.4150 MHz, base station, mobileCall sign KDB679, license active until 13 Nov 2032View the license at the FCC
1 more license
- Call sign WPJY644, license active until 13 Dec 2031View the license at the FCC
Other licensed frequencies
- 44.5800 MHz, base stationCall sign KDB679, license active until 13 Nov 2032View the license at the FCC
Source: FCC Universal Licensing System, weekly license file, 18 Oct 2026.
School-bus routes
3 of 13 public crossings here are reported as on a school-bus route. 2 of those are reported as equipped with gates.
- On a school-bus route323% of public crossings
- Of those, equipped with gates267% 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.
- Central AveBeach1,635 vehicles a day2017 road count
- 163rd Ave SWSentinel Butte5 vehicles a day2018 road count
- 35th St SWSentinel Butte15 vehicles a day2018 road count
- 165th Ave SWBeach20 vehicles a day2018 road count
- 166th Ave SWBeach10 vehicles a day2018 road count
- 167th Ave SWBeach10 vehicles a day2018 road count
- Old Hwy 10Beach510 vehicles a day2017 road count
- S Central AveBeach2,135 vehicles a day2023 road count
- Black Diamond RdBeach80 vehicles a day2018 road count
- 34th St SWSentinel Butte15 vehicles a day2018 road count
- Martin StSentinel Butte45 vehicles a day2017 road count
- West StSentinel Butte115 vehicles a day2017 road count
- 2nd Ave SEBeach1,880 vehicles a day2023 road count
Trains blocking a crossing in Golden Valley County? How to report it.Blocked crossing rules in North Dakota
Source: Federal Railroad Administration crossing inventory and reported highway-rail incidents. Sources and dates