How many railroad crossings are in Highland Park, Illinois?
The FRA inventory of lists 10 public railroad crossings in Highland Park, Illinois.
- Public crossings
- 10
- Public crossings with identified warning devices
- 10
- Public crossings reported with gates
- 80%
- Most trains a day reported
- 62
- Reported incidents at public crossings since 2016
- 2
- Gate share compared with the state
- 25 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 80% of these crossings.
- Gates880%
- Flashing lights without reported gates220%
- 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 Highland Park, Illinois have the most trains?
- The crossing on Roger Williams Avenue reports 62 trains a day.
- The crossing on Lincoln Avenue West reports 62 trains a day.
- The crossing on Pedestrian reports 62 trains a day.
- The crossing on Pedestrian reports 62 trains a day.
- The crossing on Central Avenue reports 57 trains a day.
They are on Roger Williams Avenue, Lincoln Avenue West, Pedestrian and Central Avenue. 5 of the 10 public crossings in Highland Park, Illinois have a quiet-zone designation.
Train quiet zones in Highland Park, Illinois
5 public crossings in Highland Park, Illinois have a quiet-zone designation.
- The crossing on Roger Williams Avenue has a Chicago-area horn exemption, with Union Pacific Railroad Company as the reporting railroad.
- The crossing on Lincoln Avenue West has a Chicago-area horn exemption, with Union Pacific Railroad Company as the reporting railroad.
- The crossing on Central Avenue has a Chicago-area horn exemption, with Union Pacific Railroad Company as the reporting railroad.
- The crossing on Elm Plaza has a Chicago-area horn exemption, with Union Pacific Railroad Company as the reporting railroad.
- The crossing on Old Elm Road has a Chicago-area horn exemption, 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.
- Roger Williams AvenueHighland Park3,750 vehicles a day2023 road count
- Lincoln Avenue WestHighland Park725 vehicles a day2023 road count
- PedestrianHighland Park1 vehicle a day1983 road count
- PedestrianHighland Park1 vehicle a dayRoad count year not reported
- Central AvenueHighland Park4,200 vehicles a day2023 road count
- Elm PlazaHighland Park1,250 vehicles a day2023 road count
- Old Elm RoadHighland Park5,600 vehicles a day2023 road count
- West Park AvenueHighland Park3,200 vehicles a day2023 road count
- Old Deerfield RoadHighland Park3,150 vehicles a day2023 road count
- Clavey RoadHighland Park3,500 vehicles a day2023 road count
Trains blocking a crossing in Highland Park? How to report it.Blocked crossing rules in Illinois
Source: Federal Railroad Administration crossing inventory and reported highway-rail incidents. Sources and dates