How many railroad crossings are in Blue Island, Illinois?

The FRA inventory of 15 October 2026 lists 36 public railroad crossings in Blue Island, Illinois.

Public crossings: 36
Public crossings with identified warning devices: 23
Public crossings reported with gates: 50%
Most trains a day reported: 109
Reported incidents at public crossings since 2016: 15
Gate share compared with the state: 5 percentage points lower

Where are these public crossings?

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Gates are reported at 50% of these crossings.

Gates1850%
Flashing lights without reported gates26%
Signs without reported gates or lights38%
Other or not reported1336%

Each crossing appears once, grouped by its reported warning devices. Missing fields don't mean the warning devices are absent.

Which crossings in Blue Island, Illinois have the most trains?

The crossing on Vermont St reports 109 trains a day.
The crossing on Grove St reports 109 trains a day.
The crossing on W 123rd Street reports 47 trains a day.
The crossing on Vincennes Ave reports 47 trains a day.
The crossing on Winchester Av reports 45 trains a day.

They are on Vermont St, Grove St, W 123rd Street, Vincennes Ave and Winchester Av. 7 of the 36 public crossings in Blue Island, Illinois have a quiet-zone designation.

Train quiet zones in Blue Island, Illinois

7 public crossings in Blue Island, Illinois have a quiet-zone designation.

The crossing on Winchester Av has a Chicago-area horn exemption, with Northeast Illinois Regional Commuter Rail Corp. -- Metra as the reporting railroad.
The crossing on Division Street has a Chicago-area horn exemption, with Northeast Illinois Regional Commuter Rail Corp. -- Metra as the reporting railroad.
The crossing on Walnut St has a Chicago-area horn exemption, with Northeast Illinois Regional Commuter Rail Corp. -- Metra as the reporting railroad.
The crossing on Union St has a Chicago-area horn exemption, with Northeast Illinois Regional Commuter Rail Corp. -- Metra as the reporting railroad.
The crossing on Hoyne Av has a Chicago-area horn exemption, with Northeast Illinois Regional Commuter Rail Corp. -- Metra as the reporting railroad.
The crossing on W 123rd Street is in a 24-hour quiet zone, with CSX Transportation as the reporting railroad.
The crossing on 123rd Street is in a 24-hour quiet zone, with CSX Transportation as the reporting railroad.

Incident counts cover January 2016 through 31 July 2026. They describe reported events, not a rating of crossings.

Traffic counts were collected at different times. Road count years appear with each record; train count years are not reported separately.

How many trains pass each crossing?

Public crossings are ordered by reported trains a day, from most to lowest.

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Source: Federal Railroad Administration crossing inventory and reported highway-rail incidents. Sources and dates