Atlanta
Georgia.
The federal crossing inventory lists 51 public at-grade railroad crossings in Atlanta, GA, operated by 3 railroads. 16 of them carry more than one track.
Who runs the track
Norfolk Southern Railway Company operates 21 of the crossings here, 41% of the total, ahead of CSX Transportation at 17.
Train services crossing these streets: freight (38), intercity (2) and shared use transit (1).
| Railroad | Crossings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Norfolk Southern Railway Company | 21 | 41% |
| CSX Transportation | 17 | 33% |
| Fulton County Railway | 13 | 25% |
How much traffic is reported
The busiest crossing at Sawtell Ave on Norfolk Southern Railway Company is credited with 51 train movements a day; the middle of the range across all 51 is 2. These are counts the operating railroad reported to the FRA, not measurements, and a crossing's figure can be several years old.
The highest timetable speed recorded at any crossing here is 60 mph.
Warning devices
31 of the 51 crossings carry gates and 1 have flashing lights without gates. 19 (37%) have neither, which means crossbucks, a stop sign, or no marking the inventory records at all. The inventory describes equipment, not how a crossing performs.
Horns and quiet zones
3 of the crossings (6%) are recorded under a whistle ban. A quiet zone is not silence: horns still sound for emergencies, track workers and at the engineer's discretion, and the status in the inventory is only as current as the last railroad filing.
Incident history
Form 57 records 56 reported incidents at these crossings since 2016, involving 3 deaths and 14 injuries. Incident counts follow traffic and exposure as much as anything about a crossing itself.
- Sylvan Road — 11 reported incidents
- Hank Aaron Dr — 6 reported incidents
- Brown'S Mill Road — 4 reported incidents
- Sawtell Ave — 4 reported incidents
- Allene Ave/Lee Street — 4 reported incidents
What this page is not
This is a summary of a federal inventory, not a measurement and not a rating. RailContext does not score crossings, streets or towns, and nothing here says a crossing is safe or unsafe, or that a neighbourhood is quiet or loud. Train counts are estimates the operating railroad filed, sometimes years ago, and a quiet zone does not guarantee silence.
To see the individual crossings nearest one address rather than a whole city, use the address check.