One record for each highway-rail crossing in the United States, reported by railroads and state DOTs to the Federal Railroad Administration. The dataset is in a user-friendly human-readable format and contains current inventory data. Historical and raw source data are available via separate links.
Use Cases
- Mapping crossing locations based on the assigned U.S. DOT Grade Crossing Identification Number
- Analyzing public safety infrastructure based on inventory records of highway-rail intersections
- Comparing current and historical crossing inventories using the linked historical dataset
Strengths
- Data is reported by authoritative sources (railroads and state DOTs) to the FRA
- Each crossing has a unique identifier (U.S. DOT Grade Crossing Identification Number)
- A user-friendly human-readable format is provided
Limitations
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
- Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download
Provenance
- Source
- Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), via railroads and state Departments of Transportation
- Collection Method
- Reported on Form FRA F 6180.71 (U.S. DOT Crossing Inventory Form)
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-03-26 12:46:46.035754; freshness should be verified
- Geography
- United States