Crossings / Georgia / Americus
Americus
Georgia.
The federal crossing inventory lists 34 public at-grade railroad crossings in Americus, GA, operated by 2 railroads. 12 of them carry more than one track.
Who runs the track
Heart of Georgia Railroad, Inc. operates 21 of the crossings here, 62% of the total, ahead of Norfolk Southern Railway Company at 13.
Train services crossing these streets: freight (34) and tourist/other (18).
| Railroad | Crossings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Heart of Georgia Railroad, Inc. | 21 | 62% |
| Norfolk Southern Railway Company | 13 | 38% |
How much traffic is reported
The busiest crossing at Spring Street on Norfolk Southern Railway Company is credited with 5 train movements a day; the middle of the range across all 34 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 25 mph.
Warning devices
12 of the 34 crossings carry gates and 2 have flashing lights without gates. 20 (59%) 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
No crossing here is recorded under a whistle ban, so trains sound the standard horn pattern on approach.
Incident history
Form 57 records 2 reported incidents at these crossings since 2016, involving 1 injury. Incident counts follow traffic and exposure as much as anything about a crossing itself.
- Hill Street — 1 reported incident
- Furlow Street — 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.