How many railroad crossings are in Rhode Island?

The FRA inventory of 21 October 2026 lists 42 public railroad crossings in Rhode Island. 7% have gates, and 0 incidents were reported since 2016.

FRA inventory of . Sources and dates. For reporters
Public crossings
42
Public crossings with gates
7%
Incidents at public crossings since 2016
0
Public crossings with signs only
15

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Rail Crossing Atlas, Tan Solutions. “Railroad crossings in Rhode Island.” October 21, 2026. Published revision fra-0ac076ef35774850d80c15da. https://railcrossingatlas.tansolutions.org/crossings/states/rhode-island?revision=fra-0ac076ef35774850d80c15da.

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@misc{railcrossingatlas-RI-fra-0ac076ef35774850d80c15da,
  author = {{Rail Crossing Atlas, Tan Solutions}},
  publisher = {Rail Crossing Atlas, Tan Solutions},
  title = {Railroad crossings in Rhode Island},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-21},
  version = {fra-0ac076ef35774850d80c15da},
  url = {https://railcrossingatlas.tansolutions.org/crossings/states/rhode-island?revision=fra-0ac076ef35774850d80c15da}
}
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The map counts public and private crossings; the totals above count public crossings only. Use the legend to compare the number of crossings in each area.

  1. 42 public crossings are listed in Rhode Island.

    The map shades each area by how many crossings it holds.

  2. 36% of public crossings in Rhode Island have signs only, with no lights or gates.

    The map shows the share of crossings with signs only in each area.

  3. The largest group of Rhode Island crossings sees no trains on a typical day.

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How Rhode Island's public crossings are equipped and used.

Flashing lights are the most common warning device in Rhode Island.

Source: FRA public crossing inventory, checked in 2026.

0 incidents have been reported in Rhode Island since 2016.

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

The largest group of Rhode Island crossings sees no trains on a typical day.

Source: FRA public crossing inventory, checked in 2026.

Providence has more public crossings than any other county in Rhode Island.

Source: FRA public crossing inventory, checked in 2026.

The federal inventory for Rhode Island lists 172 crossing records, including 172 with usable map locations. The record list below includes public and private crossings.

Record coverage

Each measure covers all 172 records in this state. Missing information remains in the directory.

Usable map locations
172 of 172 recordsEvery record has this information.
Reported road counts
89 of 172 records83 records have missing information.
Complete train counts
172 of 172 recordsEvery record has this information.

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

All 172 crossings in Rhode Island, public and private

Records 1–100 of 172

Sources were checked on . Counts are reported records, not a rating of any crossing. Sources and dates