How many railroad crossings are in Altoona, Pennsylvania?
The FRA inventory of lists 8 public railroad crossings in Altoona, Pennsylvania.
- Public crossings
- 8
- Public crossings with identified warning devices
- 6
- Public crossings reported with gates
- 75%
- Most trains a day reported
- 45
- Reported incidents at public crossings since 2016
- 1
- Gate share compared with the state
- 44 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 75% of these crossings.
- Gates675%
- Flashing lights without reported gates00%
- Signs without reported gates or lights00%
- Other or not reported225%
Each crossing appears once, grouped by its reported warning devices. Missing fields don't mean the warning devices are absent.
Which crossings in Altoona, Pennsylvania have the most trains?
- The crossing on Porta Road reports 45 trains a day.
- The crossing on Sugar Run Road reports 6 trains a day.
- The crossing on Fifty-eighth Street reports 6 trains a day.
- The crossing on Thirty-first Street reports 6 trains a day.
- The crossing on Margaret Avenue reports 6 trains a day.
They are on Porta Road, Sugar Run Road, Fifty-eighth Street, Thirty-first Street and Margaret Avenue. None of the 8 public crossings in Altoona, Pennsylvania has a quiet-zone designation.
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.
- Porta RoadAltoona205 vehicles a day2009 road count
- Sugar Run RoadAltoona1,494 vehicles a day2020 road count
- Fifty-eighth StreetAltoona361 vehicles a day2009 road count
- Thirty-first StreetAltoona361 vehicles a day2009 road count
- Margaret AvenueAltoona361 vehicles a day2009 road count
- Nineteenth StreetAltoona361 vehicles a day2009 road count
- Fourth StreetAltoonaNo road count has been reported.
- Nineteenth StreetAltoona361 vehicles a day2009 road count
Trains blocking a crossing in Altoona? How to report it.Blocked crossing rules in Pennsylvania
Source: Federal Railroad Administration crossing inventory and reported highway-rail incidents. Sources and dates