Helena
Georgia.
The federal crossing inventory lists 16 public at-grade railroad crossings in Helena, GA, operated by 2 railroads. 3 of them carry more than one track.
Who runs the track
Heart of Georgia Railroad, Inc. operates 8 of the crossings here, 50% of the total, ahead of Norfolk Southern Railway Company at 8.
Train services crossing these streets: freight (16).
| Railroad | Crossings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Heart of Georgia Railroad, Inc. | 8 | 50% |
| Norfolk Southern Railway Company | 8 | 50% |
How much traffic is reported
The busiest crossing at Whatley Farm Rd on Norfolk Southern Railway Company is credited with 2 train movements a day; the middle of the range across all 16 is 1. 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 49 mph.
Warning devices
5 of the 16 crossings carry gates and 0 have flashing lights without gates. 11 (69%) 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 2 injuries. Incident counts follow traffic and exposure as much as anything about a crossing itself.
- Whatley Farm Rd — 1 reported incident
- CR239/Irwinton — 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.