How many railroad crossings are in Elwood, Illinois?
The FRA inventory of lists 10 public railroad crossings in Elwood, Illinois.
- Public crossings
- 10
- Public crossings with identified warning devices
- 10
- Public crossings reported with gates
- 100%
- Most trains a day reported
- 44
- Reported incidents at public crossings since 2016
- 4
- Gate share compared with the state
- 45 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 100% of these crossings.
- Gates10100%
- Flashing lights without reported gates00%
- Signs without reported gates or lights00%
- 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 Elwood, Illinois have the most trains?
- The crossing on Blodgett Road Old reports 44 trains a day.
- The crossing on N River Rd reports 44 trains a day.
- The crossing on Lorenzo Rd reports 40 trains a day.
- The crossing on W Murphy Rd reports 40 trains a day.
- The crossing on Manhattan Road reports 14 trains a day.
They are on Blodgett Road Old, N River Rd, Lorenzo Rd, W Murphy Rd and Manhattan Road. 3 of the 10 public crossings in Elwood, Illinois have a quiet-zone designation.
Train quiet zones in Elwood, Illinois
3 public crossings in Elwood, Illinois have a quiet-zone designation.
- The crossing on Manhattan Road is in a 24-hour quiet zone, with Union Pacific Railroad Company as the reporting railroad.
- The crossing on East Mississippi Avenue is in a 24-hour quiet zone, with Union Pacific Railroad Company as the reporting railroad.
- The crossing on West Hoff Road is in a 24-hour quiet zone, with Union Pacific Railroad Company 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.
- Blodgett Road OldElwood12,300 vehicles a day2023 road count
- N River RdElwood375 vehicles a day2023 road count
- Lorenzo RdElwood7,800 vehicles a day2023 road count
- W Murphy RdElwood275 vehicles a day2023 road count
- Manhattan RoadElwood4,100 vehicles a day2023 road count
- East Mississippi AvenueElwood3,650 vehicles a day2023 road count
- West Hoff RoadElwood300 vehicles a day2023 road count
- W Blodgett RoadElwood600 vehicles a day2023 road count
- Centerpoint DriveElwood775 vehicles a day2023 road count
- Walter Strawn DrElwood1,400 vehicles a day2019 road count
Trains blocking a crossing in Elwood? How to report it.Blocked crossing rules in Illinois
Source: Federal Railroad Administration crossing inventory and reported highway-rail incidents. Sources and dates