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Crossing Inventory Data (Form 71) - Current
October 2025 - Dataset View and OData/API Connection Change Notice - Please Read: https://data.transportation.gov/stories/s/6kdh-gsgx
A highway-rail crossing is a location where a public highway, road, street, or private roadway, including associated sidewalks and pathways, crosses one or more railroad tracks. All such crossings are reported by railroads and state Department of Transportations to the FRA on Form FRA F 6180.71 U.S. DOT Crossing Inventory Form. Each location has an assigned U.S. DOT Grade Crossing Identification Number, or crossing ID.
This dataset is in a user-friendly human-readable format. It contains the current crossing inventory - one record for each crossing. To download historical data, go here: https://data.transportation.gov/Railroads/Crossing-Inventory-Data-Historical/vhwz-raag. To download the source dataset that contains raw data values, go here: https://data.transportation.gov/dataset/Crossing-Inventory-Source-Data-Form-71-Current/xp92-5xme.
The data dictionary can be found here: https://data.transportation.gov/api/views/m2f8-22s6/files/55a89796-f127-402c-82e3-09d5af892b42?download=true&filename=Form71_Data_Dictionary.xlsx.
For information on how to filter and export data, please visit: https://data.transportation.gov/stories/s/Download-Export-and-Print-User-Guide/s8hj-vns8/.
To view the data release schedule, please visit: https://data.transportation.gov/stories/s/Data-Release-Schedule/qfc9-tapk/.
Complete Metadata
| bureauCode |
[ "021:27" ] |
|---|---|
| dataQuality | true |
| identifier | https://data.transportation.gov/api/views/m2f8-22s6 |
| issued | 2023-07-25 |
| landingPage | https://data.transportation.gov/stories/s/aaty-mapf |
| language |
[ "en-US" ] |
| programCode |
[ "021:036" ] |
| theme |
[ "Railroads" ] |