Cordele
Georgia.
The federal crossing inventory lists 65 public at-grade railroad crossings in Cordele, GA, operated by 3 railroads. 26 of them carry more than one track.
Who runs the track
Heart of Georgia Railroad, Inc. operates 25 of the crossings here, 38% of the total, ahead of CSX Transportation at 20.
Train services crossing these streets: freight (65), tourist/other (5), intercity (2) and shared use transit (1).
| Railroad | Crossings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Heart of Georgia Railroad, Inc. | 25 | 38% |
| CSX Transportation | 20 | 31% |
| Norfolk Southern Railway Company | 20 | 31% |
How much traffic is reported
The busiest crossing at Elbert Road on CSX Transportation is credited with 17 train movements a day; the middle of the range across all 65 is 3. 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
43 of the 65 crossings carry gates and 0 have flashing lights without gates. 22 (34%) 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 9 reported incidents at these crossings since 2016, involving 7 injuries. Incident counts follow traffic and exposure as much as anything about a crossing itself.
- Joe Wright Drive — 2 reported incidents
- 14th Avenue — 2 reported incidents
- W 9th Avenue — 1 reported incident
- 15th Street — 1 reported incident
- 20th Ave — 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.