Blocked railroad crossings in the Washington, DC area
From Dec 2019 to Nov 2026, people filed 842 reports of blocked railroad crossings in the Washington, DC area with the Federal Railroad Administration. These are the crossings reported blocked 10 or more times, most reported first. Most recent report: Nov 1, 2026. Busiest times cover the last two years (Nov 2024 – Nov 2026).
- blockage reports since Dec 2019
- 842
- blockage reports since Dec 2019
- crossings reported blocked
- 114
- crossings reported blocked
- crossings reported blocked 10+ times
- 9
- crossings reported blocked 10+ times
Most-reported crossings
- 1Maple Avenue (DOT 140608S)Brunswick, MDMost often 3–5 PM87% over 30 min273reports
- 2Maple Avenue (DOT 928608Y)Brunswick, MD84% over 30 min125reports
- 3Brunswick YardBrunswick, MDMost often 3–5 PM78% over 30 min55reports
- 4Pedestrian StationWashington, DC47% over 30 min53reports
- 5River RoadBethesda, MDMost often 3–4 PM3% over 30 min29reports
- 6Private roadWashington, DCMost often 6–8 PM69% over 30 min29reports
- 7Private roadAlexandria, VA5% over 30 min20reports
- 8Shenandoah Shores RoadFront Royal, VA86% over 30 min14reports
- 9Ivy CityWashington, DC54% over 30 min13reports
Get a heads-up before you reach a blocked crossing in the Washington, DC area.
Drive normally. Crossbuck warns you when a railroad crossing ahead may be blocked, so you can take the way around.
Source: Federal Railroad Administration, Public Blocked Crossing Incident Reporter (opens in a new tab) (Dec 2019 – Nov 2026) and Crossing Inventory (Form 71) (opens in a new tab). Reports come from the public and aren't verified; rows repeated in FRA's feed are counted once. How we count. Areas are Census metropolitan and micropolitan areas (Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV).