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Railroad crossing updates for Black Hawk County, Iowa

What changed at the railroad crossings in Black Hawk County, on one page: weekly record changes, quiet zones, blocked-train reports, grants and train activity.

FRA crossing inventory of .

Public crossings
162
Public crossings reported with gates
18%
Most trains a day reported
111

See the public crossings in Black Hawk County

Latest changes

The inventory shows no recorded changes at crossings in this county in the last 8 weeks.

Weekly changes in Iowa

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Quiet zones

None of the 162 public crossings here is listed in a quiet zone.

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.

Quiet zones in IowaQuiet zone changes this week

Trains blocking crossings

Iowa law limits a train to 10 minutes blocking a road crossing, under Iowa Code § 327G.32. We found no Iowa court ruling on this limit. Courts elsewhere have held similar limits preempted by federal law, so it may not be enforceable against railroads. Checked 16 October 2026.

The FRA lists 102 reports of trains blocking public crossings in this county.

Reports to the FRA by year

  • 202012 reports
  • 20216 reports
  • 202219 reports
  • 20239 reports
  • 20249 reports
  • 202525 reports
  • 202622 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 IowaHow to report a blocked crossing

Upgrades and grants

No federal grants are listed for Black Hawk County yet. The Black Hawk County crossing page lists crossings named on state grant lists.

Make a grant table of the crossings in Black Hawk CountyOpen the Black Hawk County crossing page

Train activity

See about how many trains a day pass near the middle of Black Hawk County (the center of its public crossings), from counts the railroads report.

Check train activity near the middle of Black Hawk County

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County: Black Hawk County, Iowa

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Sources: Federal Railroad Administration crossing inventory and blocked crossing reports. Sources and dates