How many railroad crossings are in Newport News County, Virginia?
The FRA inventory of lists 19 public railroad crossings in Newport News County, Virginia.
- Public crossings
- 19
- Public crossings with identified warning devices
- 18
- Public crossings reported with gates
- 74%
- Most trains a day reported
- 14
- Reported incidents at public crossings since 2016
- 4
- Gate share compared with the state
- 8 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 74% of these crossings.
- Gates1474%
- Flashing lights without reported gates15%
- Signs without reported gates or lights316%
- Other or not reported15%
Each crossing appears once, grouped by its reported warning devices. Missing fields don't mean the warning devices are absent.
Which crossings in Newport News County, Virginia have the most trains?
- The crossing on Elmhurst Street reports 14 trains a day.
- The crossing on Industrial Pk Dr reports 12 trains a day.
- The crossing on Yorktown Rd reports 12 trains a day.
- The crossing on Elmhurst St reports 12 trains a day.
- The crossing on Harpersville Rd reports 10 trains a day.
They are on Elmhurst Street, Industrial Pk Dr, Yorktown Rd, Elmhurst St and Harpersville Rd. None of the 19 public crossings in Newport News County, Virginia has a quiet-zone designation.
CSX Transportation
Radio frequencies licensed to this railroad in this county
Railroad VHF channels, 159.810 to 161.565 MHz
- 160.2300 MHz, base stationCall sign WNCF816, license active until 4 May 2035View the license at the FCC
- 160.3200 MHz, base stationCall sign WNCF816, license active until 4 May 2035View the license at the FCC
- 160.4850 MHz, base stationCall sign WQKH361, license active until 19 May 2029View the license at the FCC
- 160.5300 MHz, base stationCall sign WNCF816, license active until 4 May 2035View the license at the FCC
1 more license
- Call sign WQKH361, license active until 19 May 2029View the license at the FCC
- 160.7100 MHz, base stationCall sign WQKH361, license active until 19 May 2029View the license at the FCC
- 160.7850 MHz, base station, mobileCall sign WNCF816, license active until 4 May 2035View the license at the FCC
- 160.9200 MHz, base stationCall sign WNCF816, license active until 4 May 2035View the license at the FCC
- 160.9275 MHz, base stationCall sign WNCF816, license active until 4 May 2035View the license at the FCC
- 160.9350 MHz, base stationCall sign WNCF816, license active until 4 May 2035View the license at the FCC
- 161.1000 MHz, mobileCall sign WQKH361, license active until 19 May 2029View the license at the FCC
- 161.1600 MHz, base stationCall sign WNCF816, license active until 4 May 2035View the license at the FCC
- 161.3250 MHz, mobileCall sign WQKH361, license active until 19 May 2029View the license at the FCC
Show all 15 frequencies
Other licensed frequencies
- 452.9000 MHz, repeaterCall sign WPYB896, license active until 16 Jul 2033View the license at the FCC
- 457.8625 MHz, mobileCall sign WNYE301, license active until 8 Jan 2032View the license at the FCC
- 457.9000 MHz, mobileCall sign WPYB896, license active until 16 Jul 2033View the license at the FCC
Source: FCC Universal Licensing System, weekly license file, 18 Oct 2026.
School-bus routes
17 of 19 public crossings here are reported as on a school-bus route. 13 of those are reported as equipped with gates.
- On a school-bus route1789% of public crossings
- Of those, equipped with gates1376% 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.
- Elmhurst StreetNewport News10,271 vehicles a day2012 road count
- Industrial Pk DrNewport News7,944 vehicles a day2012 road count
- Yorktown RdNewport News4,900 vehicles a day2011 road count
- Elmhurst StNewport News2,865 vehicles a day2011 road count
- Harpersville RdNewport News8,774 vehicles a day2012 road count
- Shields RdNewport News900 vehicles a day2011 road count
- Jefferson AveNewport News30,902 vehicles a day2012 road count
- 39th StNewport News6,633 vehicles a day2012 road count
- Roanoke AveNewport News2,500 vehicles a day2011 road count
- Jefferson AveNewport News23,286 vehicles a day2012 road count
- Warwick BlvdNewport News10,609 vehicles a day2012 road count
- Picketts LineNewport News1,003 vehicles a day2012 road count
- Dozier RdNewport News500 vehicles a day2012 road count
- Shields RdNewport News900 vehicles a day2011 road count
- Warwick BlvdNewport News14,437 vehicles a day2012 road count
- Warwick BoulevardNewport News10,271 vehicles a day2012 road count
- Richneck RdNewport News1,400 vehicles a day2011 road count
- Chestnut AveNewport News5,200 vehicles a day2012 road count
- Marshall AveNewport News4,400 vehicles a day2012 road count
Trains blocking a crossing in Newport News County? How to report it.Blocked crossing rules in Virginia
Source: Federal Railroad Administration crossing inventory and reported highway-rail incidents. Sources and dates