North Wayside Drive railroad crossing in Houston, TX
Union Pacific · DOT crossing 450343X · most recent report Aug 20, 2026
11 blockage reports in the past year
Since Sep 2024, blockages here have been reported most often 6–8 PM, and 75% of reports said the blockage lasted more than 30 minutes.
- reports in the past year (Sep 2025 – Aug 2026)
- 11
- reports in the past year (Sep 2025 – Aug 2026)
- reports since Sep 2024
- 24
- reports since Sep 2024
- said it lasted more than 30 minutes
- 75%
- said it lasted more than 30 minutes
- said it lasted more than an hour
- 38%
- said it lasted more than an hour
- involved a train that wasn't moving
- 88%
- involved a train that wasn't moving
- said emergency responders couldn't get across
- 13%
- said emergency responders couldn't get across
When it's blocked
Times are local (Central time).
About this crossing
- Trains a day
- 14 through trains (7 in daytime, 7 at night) and 0 switching moves
- Train speed limit
- 60 mph
- Vehicles a day
- About 8,624 (2019 count)
- Crossing type
- Public road
- Railroad
- Union Pacific
- U.S. DOT crossing ID
- 450343X
From the FRA crossing inventory, as reported by railroads and states. Counts can be a few years old.
Stuck at this crossing?
- In an emergency, call 911.
- Tell the railroad: call the number on the blue Emergency Notification System sign at the crossing and give the crossing ID, 450343X.
- Report it to the Federal Railroad Administration at railroads.dot.gov/blockedcrossings. These reports are where the numbers on this page come from.
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Source: Federal Railroad Administration, Public Blocked Crossing Incident Reporter (Sep 2024 – Aug 2026) and Crossing Inventory. Reports come from the public and aren't verified; rows repeated in FRA's feed are counted once. "Past year" means Sep 2025 – Aug 2026.