How many railroad crossings are in Grand Forks County, North Dakota?
The FRA inventory of lists 135 public railroad crossings in Grand Forks County, North Dakota.
- Public crossings
- 135
- Public crossings with identified warning devices
- 134
- Public crossings reported with gates
- 29%
- Most trains a day reported
- 10
- Reported incidents at public crossings since 2016
- 15
- Gate share compared with the state
- 9 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 29% of these crossings.
- Gates3929%
- Flashing lights without reported gates10.7%
- Signs without reported gates or lights9470%
- Other or not reported10.7%
Each crossing appears once, grouped by its reported warning devices. Missing fields don't mean the warning devices are absent.
Which crossings in Grand Forks County, North Dakota have the most trains?
- The crossing on 5th Ave NE reports 10 trains a day.
- The crossing on 4th Ave NE reports 10 trains a day.
- The crossing on 3rd Ave NE reports 10 trains a day.
- The crossing on 2nd Ave NE reports 10 trains a day.
- The crossing on 1st Ave NE reports 10 trains a day.
They are on 5th Ave NE, 4th Ave NE, 3rd Ave NE, 2nd Ave NE and 1st Ave NE. 9 of the 135 public crossings in Grand Forks 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
- 160.3800 MHz, base station, repeater, mobileCall sign KTZ480, license active until 20 May 2031View the license at the FCC
1 more license
- Call sign WQOF286, license active until 7 Sep 2031View the license at the FCC
- 160.4100 MHz, base station, repeater, mobileCall sign KTZ480, license active until 20 May 2031View the license at the FCC
1 more license
- Call sign WQOF286, license active until 7 Sep 2031View the license at the FCC
- 160.5000 MHz, base stationCall sign KNJK346, license active until 28 Jun 2034View the license at the FCC
2 more licenses
- Call sign WPLS684, license active until 14 Jan 2033View the license at the FCC
- Call sign WPYN999, license active until 18 Sep 2033View the license at the FCC
- 160.7100 MHz, base stationCall sign KNFT935, license active until 25 Jun 2032View the license at the FCC
6 more licenses
- Call sign KTZ480, license active until 20 May 2031View the license at the FCC
- Call sign WQTD812, license active until 13 Jan 2034View the license at the FCC
- Call sign WQTN625, license active until 12 Mar 2034View the license at the FCC
- Call sign WQTX538, license active until 30 Apr 2034View the license at the FCC
- Call sign WQUP556, license active until 3 Sep 2034View the license at the FCC
- Call sign WQXN375, license active until 20 Apr 2036View the license at the FCC
- 160.8300 MHz, base station, mobileCall sign KTZ480, license active until 20 May 2031View the license at the FCC
1 more license
- Call sign WQOF286, license active until 7 Sep 2031View the license at the FCC
- 161.1000 MHz, base station, mobileCall sign KAI759, license active until 12 Jul 2035View the license at the FCC
6 more licenses
- Call sign KNFT935, license active until 25 Jun 2032View the license at the FCC
- Call sign KNJK346, license active until 28 Jun 2034View the license at the FCC
- Call sign KTZ480, license active until 20 May 2031View the license at the FCC
- Call sign WPLS684, license active until 14 Jan 2033View the license at the FCC
- Call sign WPYN999, license active until 18 Sep 2033View the license at the FCC
- Call sign WQOF286, license active until 7 Sep 2031View the license at the FCC
- 161.1600 MHz, base station, mobileCall sign KTZ480, license active until 20 May 2031View the license at the FCC
1 more license
- Call sign WQOF286, license active until 7 Sep 2031View the license at the FCC
- 161.2200 MHz, mobileCall sign KTZ480, license active until 20 May 2031View the license at the FCC
- 161.3850 MHz, base station, mobileCall sign KTZ480, license active until 20 May 2031View the license at the FCC
1 more license
- Call sign WQOF286, license active until 7 Sep 2031View the license at the FCC
Other licensed frequencies
- 44.5800 MHz, base stationCall sign WQJW937, license active until 29 Jan 2029View the license at the FCC
2 more licenses
- Call sign WQNK642, license active until 7 Mar 2031View the license at the FCC
- Call sign WQXB424, license active until 20 Jan 2036View the license at the FCC
- 452.9125 MHz, repeater, mobileCall sign WPWA487, license active until 26 Sep 2032View the license at the FCC
- 452.9375 MHz, mobileCall sign KTZ480, license active until 20 May 2031View the license at the FCC
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- 457.9125 MHz, mobileCall sign WPWA487, license active until 26 Sep 2032View the license at the FCC
- 457.9375 MHz, mobileCall sign KTZ480, license active until 20 May 2031View the license at the FCC
Source: FCC Universal Licensing System, weekly license file, 18 Oct 2026.
School-bus routes
10 of 135 public crossings here are reported as on a school-bus route. 6 of those are reported as equipped with gates.
- On a school-bus route107% of public crossings
- Of those, equipped with gates660% 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.
- 5th Ave NEThompson15 vehicles a day2020 road count
- 4th Ave NEThompson40 vehicles a day2019 road count
- 3rd Ave NEReynolds25 vehicles a day2023 road count
- 2nd Ave NEReynolds40 vehicles a day1988 road count
- 1st Ave NEReynolds50 vehicles a day1988 road count
- 4th Ave NEReynolds725 vehicles a day1988 road count
- PedestrianGrand Forks7,200 vehicles a day1988 road count
- 17th Ave SGrand Forks20 vehicles a day2024 road count
- 32nd Ave SGrand Forks3,370 vehicles a day2021 road count
- 47th Ave SGrand Forks25 vehicles a day2024 road count
- 62nd Ave SThompson20 vehicles a day2024 road count
- 12th Ave NEThompson225 vehicles a day1988 road count
- 11th Ave NEThompson45 vehicles a day1988 road count
- 10th Ave NEThompson70 vehicles a day1988 road count
- 9th Ave NEThompson25 vehicles a day1988 road count
- 8th Ave NEThompson130 vehicles a day1988 road count
- Broadway StreetThompson3,100 vehicles a day2005 road count
- 6th Ave NEThompson20 vehicles a day1988 road count
- 2nd Ave NGrand Forks1,115 vehicles a day2018 road count
- Indust XingGrand Forks50 vehicles a day1988 road count
- 4th Ave N.Grand Forks500 vehicles a day2009 road count
- 5th Ave NGrand Forks1,425 vehicles a day2021 road count
- 6th Ave N.Grand Forks820 vehicles a day2009 road count
- 7th Ave N.Grand Forks510 vehicles a day2009 road count
- 8th Ave NGrand Forks350 vehicles a day2018 road count
- 10th Ave NGrand Forks1,765 vehicles a day2021 road count
- Hwy 2 Gateway DrGrand Forks17,590 vehicles a day2021 road count
- State Mill RdGrand Forks2,690 vehicles a day2015 road count
- Bacon RoadGrand Forks420 vehicles a day1988 road count
- Mill RoadGrand Forks710 vehicles a day2015 road count
- 27th Avenue NorthGrand Forks180 vehicles a day2018 road count
- 3rd StGrand Forks1,890 vehicles a day2024 road count
- S 4th StGrand Forks2,295 vehicles a day2024 road count
- 5th StGrand Forks4,970 vehicles a day2024 road count
- 20th Ave NENiagara45 vehicles a day1988 road count
- CR 16/44th St NENiagara15 vehicles a day2020 road count
- 21st Ave NENiagara5 vehicles a day1988 road count
- 47th St NENiagara70 vehicles a day1988 road count
- 48th St NENiagara95 vehicles a day1988 road count
- 2nd StNiagara120 vehicles a day1988 road count
- Co Rd 9Niagara15 vehicles a day2018 road count
- 124th Ave NENiagara30 vehicles a day1988 road count
- N 69th StGrand Forks180 vehicles a day1988 road count
- N 83rd StGrand Forks120 vehicles a day1988 road count
- 16th St NEGrand Forks625 vehicles a day1988 road count
- 17th St NEGrand Forks65 vehicles a day2023 road count
- 18th St NEGrand Forks20 vehicles a day1988 road count
- 20th St NEEmerado30 vehicles a day1988 road count
- 22nd St NEEmerado20 vehicles a day1988 road count
- 24th St NEEmerado20 vehicles a day1988 road count
Trains blocking a crossing in Grand Forks 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