Crossings / Connecticut / Danbury
Danbury
Connecticut.
The federal crossing inventory lists 12 public at-grade railroad crossings in Danbury, CT, operated by 2 railroads. 6 of them carry more than one track.
Who runs the track
HOUSATONIC RAILROAD COMPANY, INC. operates 7 of the crossings here, 58% of the total, ahead of Metro North Commuter Railroad Company at 5.
Train services crossing these streets: freight (12) and commuter (5).
| Railroad | Crossings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| HOUSATONIC RAILROAD COMPANY, INC. | 7 | 58% |
| Metro North Commuter Railroad Company | 5 | 42% |
How much traffic is reported
The busiest crossing at Great Pasture Rd on Metro North Commuter Railroad Company is credited with 31 train movements a day; the middle of the range across all 12 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 40 mph.
Warning devices
12 of the 12 crossings carry gates and 0 have flashing lights without gates. Every crossing here has an active warning device. The inventory describes equipment, not how a crossing performs.
Horns and quiet zones
No crossing here is recorded under a whistle ban, so trains sound the standard horn pattern on approach.
Incident history
Form 57 records 1 reported incident at these crossings since 2016. Incident counts follow traffic and exposure as much as anything about a crossing itself.
- Taylor St — 1 reported incident
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.
Other Connecticut cities on the inventory
- Plainfield 14 crossings
- Wallingford 14 crossings
- Bristol 11 crossings
- Middletown 11 crossings
- New Milford 11 crossings