Middletown
Ohio.
The federal crossing inventory lists 33 public at-grade railroad crossings in Middletown, OH, operated by 3 railroads. 9 of them carry more than one track.
Who runs the track
Norfolk Southern Railway Company operates 17 of the crossings here, 52% of the total, ahead of CSX Transportation at 13.
Train services crossing these streets: freight (33).
| Railroad | Crossings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Norfolk Southern Railway Company | 17 | 52% |
| CSX Transportation | 13 | 39% |
| Indiana & Ohio Railway | 3 | 9% |
How much traffic is reported
The busiest crossing at Woodlawn Avenue on Norfolk Southern Railway Company is credited with 27 train movements a day; the middle of the range across all 33 is 0. 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 50 mph.
Warning devices
22 of the 33 crossings carry gates and 4 have flashing lights without gates. 7 (21%) 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 12 reported incidents at these crossings since 2016, involving 2 deaths and 2 injuries. Incident counts follow traffic and exposure as much as anything about a crossing itself.
- First Street — 4 reported incidents
- Manchester Rd — 2 reported incidents
- Manchester Ave — 2 reported incidents
- Central Avenue — 1 reported incident
- Woodlawn Avenue — 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.