How many railroad crossings are in Petersburg County, Virginia?
The FRA inventory of lists 12 public railroad crossings in Petersburg County, Virginia.
- Public crossings
- 12
- Public crossings with identified warning devices
- 11
- Public crossings reported with gates
- 58%
- Most trains a day reported
- 34
- Reported incidents at public crossings since 2016
- 1
- Gate share compared with the state
- 7 percentage points lower
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 58% of these crossings.
- Gates758%
- Flashing lights without reported gates18%
- Signs without reported gates or lights325%
- Other or not reported18%
Each crossing appears once, grouped by its reported warning devices. Missing fields don't mean the warning devices are absent.
Which crossings in Petersburg County, Virginia have the most trains?
- The crossing on Grimes Rd reports 34 trains a day.
- The crossing on Lincoln St reports 33 trains a day.
- The crossing on Fifth Street reports 14 trains a day.
- The crossing on River Street reports 14 trains a day.
- The crossing on Johnson Alley reports 14 trains a day.
They are on Grimes Rd, Lincoln St, Fifth Street, River Street and Johnson Alley. None of the 12 public crossings in Petersburg 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
- 160.2900 MHz, base stationCall sign WQXQ907, license active until 13 May 2036View the license at the FCC
- 160.5900 MHz, base stationCall sign KBA440, license active until 31 Mar 2032View the license at the FCC
- 160.8900 MHz, other stationCall sign WQXQ907, license active until 13 May 2036View the license at the FCC
- 161.0100 MHz, base stationCall sign WQXQ907, license active until 13 May 2036View the license at the FCC
- 161.1000 MHz, base stationCall sign KBA440, license active until 31 Mar 2032View the license at the FCC
1 more license
- Call sign WQXQ907, license active until 13 May 2036View the license at the FCC
- 161.1300 MHz, base stationCall sign WQXQ907, license active until 13 May 2036View the license at the FCC
Norfolk Southern Railway Company
Radio frequencies licensed to this railroad in this county
Railroad VHF channels, 159.810 to 161.565 MHz
- 160.2750 MHz, other stationCall sign WNDL350, license active until 5 Nov 2035View the license at the FCC
- 160.5750 MHz, base station, mobileCall sign KNDS979, license active until 23 Oct 2031View the license at the FCC
- 161.1150 MHz, base stationCall sign KNDS979, license active until 23 Oct 2031View the license at the FCC
- 161.1450 MHz, mobileCall sign WNDL350, license active until 5 Nov 2035View the license at the FCC
- 161.1900 MHz, base station, mobileCall sign KNDS979, license active until 23 Oct 2031View the license at the FCC
- 161.2050 MHz, base station, mobileCall sign WPMT626, license active until 15 Dec 2033View the license at the FCC
- 161.5650 MHz, base stationCall sign KNDS979, license active until 23 Oct 2031View the license at the FCC
Source: FCC Universal Licensing System, weekly license file, 18 Oct 2026.
School-bus routes
2 of 12 public crossings here are reported as on a school-bus route. 1 of those is reported as equipped with gates.
- On a school-bus route217% of public crossings
- Of those, equipped with gates150% 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.
- Grimes RdPetersburg129 vehicles a day2012 road count
- Lincoln StPetersburg864 vehicles a day2012 road count
- Fifth StreetPetersburg530 vehicles a day2012 road count
- River StreetPetersburg850 vehicles a day2012 road count
- Johnson AlleyPetersburg345 vehicles a day2012 road count
- Squaw AlleyPetersburg24 vehicles a day2011 road count
- Fleet StreetPetersburg8,245 vehicles a day2012 road count
- Puddledock RoadPetersburg6,200 vehicles a day2011 road count
- Halifax RdPetersburg500 vehicles a day2011 road count
- Halifax RdPetersburg3,200 vehicles a day2011 road count
- Halifax RdPetersburg3,200 vehicles a day2011 road count
- Vaughn RdPetersburg1,000 vehicles a day2012 road count
Trains blocking a crossing in Petersburg County? How to report it.Blocked crossing rules in Virginia
Source: Federal Railroad Administration crossing inventory and reported highway-rail incidents. Sources and dates