Highway-Railroad Grade Crossing Facts and Statistics
While the number of railroad grade crossing fatalities, injuries, and crashes are small in comparison to others, these incidents have the potential of catastrophic consequences.
- The United States has approximately 139,862 public grade crossings. Of these crossings, approximately 50,132 have gates, 23,215 have flashing lights, and 1,248 have highway traffic signals, wigwags, and bells
- In 2007, incidents at public highway-rail crossings in the United States resulted in 299 deaths and 817 injuries.
- In 2007, 486 people were killed and 393 were injured while trespassing on railroad rights-of-way and property.
- FRA's Office of Safety Analysis Database
