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New, Closed & Quiet-Zone Railroad Crossings (FRA Form 71): 2026 statistics from 1,862 public records
Texas leads with 277 of 1,862 records (14.9%), ahead of Kansas with 217 (11.7%) (as of 2026-11-04; source: FRA National Highway-Rail Crossing Inventory, Form 71 (datahub.transportation.gov)).
Data as of · Compiled by Zalwin from FRA National Highway-Rail Crossing Inventory, Form 71 (datahub.transportation.gov)
Key findings
- Zalwin's RailCrossingChangePulse dataset holds 1,862 RailCrossingChangePulse records dated 2026-05-01 to 2026-11-02 (as of 2026-11-04; source: FRA National Highway-Rail Crossing Inventory, Form 71 (datahub.transportation.gov)). #
- Texas leads with 277 of 1,862 records (14.9%), ahead of Kansas with 217 (11.7%) (as of 2026-11-04; source: FRA National Highway-Rail Crossing Inventory, Form 71 (datahub.transportation.gov)). #
- The most common change is Closed: 1,036 of 1,862 records (55.6%) (as of 2026-11-04; source: FRA National Highway-Rail Crossing Inventory, Form 71 (datahub.transportation.gov)). #
- Across 1,044 records with a stated amount, the total is 4,241,089 and the median is 707; the largest is 219,460 (Closed) (as of 2026-11-04; source: FRA National Highway-Rail Crossing Inventory, Form 71 (datahub.transportation.gov)). #
- The top 10% of records by amount (104 of 1,044) account for 61.6% of the total (as of 2026-11-04; source: FRA National Highway-Rail Crossing Inventory, Form 71 (datahub.transportation.gov)). #
- 353 of 1,862 records (19.0%) are dated within the 30 days before 2026-11-04 (source: FRA National Highway-Rail Crossing Inventory, Form 71 (datahub.transportation.gov)). #
- In Texas, the leading change is New primary operating railroad with 121 of 277 records (43.7%) (as of 2026-11-04; source: FRA National Highway-Rail Crossing Inventory, Form 71 (datahub.transportation.gov)). #
RailCrossingChangePulse records by state
| Group | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Texas | 277 | 14.9% |
| Kansas | 217 | 11.7% |
| California | 129 | 6.9% |
| Illinois | 116 | 6.2% |
| North Carolina | 105 | 5.6% |
| Florida | 91 | 4.9% |
| Tennessee | 88 | 4.7% |
| Wisconsin | 75 | 4.0% |
| Iowa | 61 | 3.3% |
| Georgia | 54 | 2.9% |
| Louisiana | 50 | 2.7% |
| Washington | 48 | 2.6% |
| Michigan | 45 | 2.4% |
| Alabama | 35 | 1.9% |
| Arkansas | 35 | 1.9% |
RailCrossingChangePulse records by change
| Group | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Closed | 1,036 | 55.6% |
| Quiet zone update | 285 | 15.3% |
| New primary operating railroad | 248 | 13.3% |
| New crossing | 220 | 11.8% |
| Re-opened | 73 | 3.9% |
Methodology and data provenance
- Sample: 1,862 public records dated 2026-05-01 to 2026-11-02; illustrative samples excluded.
- Source: FRA National Highway-Rail Crossing Inventory, Form 71 (datahub.transportation.gov). Refreshed automatically about every 24 hours; figures above are as of 2026-11-04.
- Shares are of all records in the dataset; totals and medians use only records with a stated amount.
- Organization-level data only. Informational; verify individual records at the official source.
Cite this study
Zalwin Research, "RailCrossingChangePulse statistics" (data as of 2026-11-04), https://zalwin.com/research/railcrossingchangepulse
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