Report Blocked Crossings with New FRA Digital Tool

You can help report blocked railroad crossings in your community thanks to a new tool from the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), whether you’re on the job or off the clock.   
 
Because there are no federal laws or regulations on the books that deal with blocked crossings, the FRA wants to learn where, when, and for how long these incidents are happening and the resulting impacts.  
 
However, the FRA notes that there may occasionally be valid operating and/or safety-related reasons that a crossing is blocked by a slow or stopped train.  
 
The goal is to share this information from the reports with relevant organizations, including railroads, state and local governments, and other federal agencies.  
 
Respondents are asked to use a digital form to submit the requested information and to only report each blocked crossing once.  
 
To do so, follow these steps:  

• Visit the FRA’S Blocked Crossing Incident Reporter ► 
• Check “I Understand” and click on “Continue to Report” 
• Once the map appears, click on the Location icon to find crossings near you or use the “Search” feature at the bottom of the page to look up crossings by address 
• After finding the crossing that you want to report by clicking on the appropriate yellow railroad crossing sign, you’ll be prompted to answer several questions, including whether you’ve contacted the railroad, why the crossing was blocked, and when the incident occurred 
• Click the green “Report Blocked Crossing” button 

Click here to track the data that’s already been submitted and filter by state, region, railroad, or incident type. ► 

Please note that the FRA does not confirm the accuracy of the blocked crossing reports submitted to the portal.  

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