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NORTH CAROLINA RAILROAD CROSSING STATISTICS
updated 8-3-09
Current Crossing Data -- NCDOT Rail Division Database
Number and Type of Crossings
3,703

Open Public At-Grade Crossings

  • 1,988 equipped with Flashing Light Signals and Gates
  • 417 equipped with Flashing Light Signals/Bell Only
  • 7 equipped with traffic signals
  • 1,291 equipped with Crossbuck Signs and/or Other Signs
322
Inactive Public Grade Crossings
Tracks in place, not currently in use by railroad
822
Grade-Separated Public Crossings
3,003
Private At-Grade Crossings

FRA Summary of Railroad Grade-Crossing Crashes in NC
Source: Federal Railroad Administration, Office of Safety Analysis
Year Collisions Fatalities Injuries Tresspasser Incidents Tresspasser Fatalities Tresspasser Injuries
2008 69 8 27 36 17 19
2007 68 5 20 37 21 16
2006 75 8 23 35 21 14
2005 66 6 33 30 18 12
2004 76 12 24 35 20 15
2003 72 4 15 22 17 5
2002 78 2 20 26 20 6
2001 79 6 21 32 19 13
2000 113 14 25 21 10 11
1999 99 3 30 33 21 12
1998 109 15 48 38 24 14
1997 114 6 50 41 19 22
1996 123 10 60 35 11 24
1995 152 12 56 27 17 10
1994 164 16 51 53 19 34
1993 167 16 50 N/A 16 N/A
1992 178 21 70 N/A 13 N/A
1991 169 14 52 N/A N/A N/A

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