How many railroad crossings are in Libertyville, Illinois?
The FRA inventory of lists 7 public railroad crossings in Libertyville, Illinois.
- Public crossings
- 7
- Public crossings with identified warning devices
- 6
- Public crossings reported with gates
- 86%
- Most trains a day reported
- 56
- Reported incidents at public crossings since 2016
- 0
- Gate share compared with the state
- 31 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 86% of these crossings.
- Gates686%
- Flashing lights without reported gates00%
- Signs without reported gates or lights00%
- Other or not reported114%
Each crossing appears once, grouped by its reported warning devices. Missing fields don't mean the warning devices are absent.
Which crossings in Libertyville, Illinois have the most trains?
- The crossing on N Milwaukee Ave reports 56 trains a day.
- The crossing on W Winchester Road reports 56 trains a day.
- The crossing on N Butterfield Rd reports 56 trains a day.
- The crossing on Midlothian Road reports 56 trains a day.
- The crossing on Ped Xing reports 56 trains a day.
They are on N Milwaukee Ave, W Winchester Road, N Butterfield Rd, Midlothian Road and Ped Xing. 6 of the 7 public crossings in Libertyville, Illinois have a quiet-zone designation.
Train quiet zones in Libertyville, Illinois
6 public crossings in Libertyville, Illinois have a quiet-zone designation.
- The crossing on N Milwaukee Ave is in a 24-hour quiet zone, with Northeast Illinois Regional Commuter Rail Corp. -- Metra as the reporting railroad.
- The crossing on W Winchester Road is in a 24-hour quiet zone, with Northeast Illinois Regional Commuter Rail Corp. -- Metra as the reporting railroad.
- The crossing on N Butterfield Rd is in a 24-hour quiet zone, with Northeast Illinois Regional Commuter Rail Corp. -- Metra as the reporting railroad.
- The crossing on Midlothian Road is in a 24-hour quiet zone, with Northeast Illinois Regional Commuter Rail Corp. -- Metra as the reporting railroad.
- The crossing on Midlothian Rd is in a 24-hour quiet zone, with Wisconsin Central Ltd. as the reporting railroad.
- The crossing on Arcadia Rd is in a 24-hour quiet zone, with Wisconsin Central Ltd. as the reporting railroad.
Where can you watch trains in Libertyville?
4 busy crossings here sit next to a public park or station, so you can watch from a public place.
See where to watch trains in Libertyville
Parks and stations © OpenStreetMap contributors
Railroad bridges over roads in this city
- RR - METRA over PETERSON AVE
Vertical clearance under the bridge: 16 ft 6 in (5.03 m), as recorded in the National Bridge Inventory, 2025.
Clearance is the measured height recorded by the state in the National Bridge Inventory. The sign at the bridge can show a different figure.
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2025.
Crossings here named on grant lists
- Midlothian Rd, crossing 689712G
The Illinois Commerce Commission approved funding for work here in fiscal year 2023. Work listed: Remote Monitor-Install.
Source: Illinois Commerce Commission plan.
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.
- N Milwaukee AveLibertyville24,100 vehicles a day2023 road count
- W Winchester RoadLibertyville7,950 vehicles a day2019 road count
- N Butterfield RdLibertyville19,300 vehicles a day2023 road count
- Midlothian RoadLibertyville3,000 vehicles a day2023 road count
- Ped XingLibertyvilleNo road count has been reported.
- Midlothian RdLibertyville4,850 vehicles a day2015 road count
- Arcadia RdLibertyville150 vehicles a day2023 road count
Trains blocking a crossing in Libertyville? How to report it.Blocked crossing rules in Illinois
Source: Federal Railroad Administration crossing inventory and reported highway-rail incidents. Sources and dates