How many railroad crossings are in Chester, Illinois?
The FRA inventory of lists 6 public railroad crossings in Chester, Illinois.
- Public crossings
- 6
- Public crossings with identified warning devices
- 6
- Public crossings reported with gates
- 83%
- Most trains a day reported
- 60
- Reported incidents at public crossings since 2016
- 0
- Gate share compared with the state
- 29 percentage points higher
Where are these public crossings?
Browse the listThe map shows the available locations on this page. Area shading may include crossings outside this group.
Gates are reported at 83% of these crossings.
- Gates583%
- Flashing lights without reported gates00%
- Signs without reported gates or lights117%
- Other or not reported00%
Each crossing appears once, grouped by its reported warning devices. Missing fields don't mean the warning devices are absent.
Which crossings in Chester, Illinois have the most trains?
- The crossing on Water Street reports 60 trains a day.
- The crossing on Flinton Station Road reports 60 trains a day.
- The crossing on Klondike Road reports 27 trains a day.
- The crossing on Il 3 reports 10 trains a day.
- The crossing on Elmwood Lane reports 10 trains a day.
They are on Water Street, Flinton Station Road, Klondike Road, Il 3 and Elmwood Lane. None of the 6 public crossings in Chester, Illinois has a quiet-zone designation.
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.
- Water StreetChester1,200 vehicles a day2022 road count
- Flinton Station RoadChester50 vehicles a day2019 road count
- Klondike RoadChester25 vehicles a day2019 road count
- Il 3Chester3,450 vehicles a day2023 road count
- Elmwood LaneChester25 vehicles a day2019 road count
- County Farm RoadChester325 vehicles a day2019 road count
Trains blocking a crossing in Chester? How to report it.Blocked crossing rules in Illinois
Source: Federal Railroad Administration crossing inventory and reported highway-rail incidents. Sources and dates