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Railroad crossing updates for Will County, Illinois
What changed at the railroad crossings in Will County, on one page: weekly record changes, quiet zones, blocked-train reports, grants and train activity.
FRA crossing inventory of .
- Public crossings
- 168
- Public crossings reported with gates
- 86%
- Most trains a day reported
- 68
See the public crossings in Will County
Latest changes
Week of 12 October 2026: 6 crossings here had a recorded change.
- More warning devices2
- Fewer warning devices1
- Other record changes3
Dates show when a change was observed in the federal inventory, not when it happened.
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Quiet zones
78 of 168 public crossings here are listed in a quiet zone.
- In a 24-hour quiet zone78
The quiet-zone status did not change at any public crossing here in the last 5 weeks.
A town’s quiet zone can start or end before the inventory catches up.
Trains blocking crossings
Illinois law limits a train to 10 minutes blocking a road crossing, under 625 ILCS 5/18c-7402(1)(b)-(c). A court has held that federal law preempts this limit, so it generally cannot be enforced against railroads. Checked 16 October 2026.
The FRA lists 696 reports of trains blocking public crossings in this county.
Reports to the FRA by year
- 202030 reports
- 2021171 reports
- 202277 reports
- 202349 reports
- 2024115 reports
- 2025156 reports
- 202698 reports
Reports through . FRA does not confirm the accuracy of the blocked crossing reports submitted to this portal. This collection is not designed to provide a representative sample or create generalizable statistics. The data gathered from this collection is not suitable for use in budgetary requests, nor regulatory proposals.
Blocked crossing rules in IllinoisHow to report a blocked crossing
Upgrades and grants
Federal grants listed for Will County show below. The Will County crossing page lists crossings named on state grant lists.
Make a grant table of the crossings in Will CountyOpen the Will County crossing page
Train activity
See about how many trains a day pass near the middle of Will County (the center of its public crossings), from counts the railroads report.
Check train activity near the middle of Will County
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Federal crossing grants in this county
FRA crossing elimination grants, 2024: County of Will, $27,172,100.
Source: Federal Railroad Administration list.
These grants are listed for the county. A grant that covers several counties is listed in each of them with its full amount. The grant papers do not name a crossing number.
Sources: Federal Railroad Administration crossing inventory and blocked crossing reports. Sources and dates