How many railroad crossings are in Vernon Hills, Illinois?
The FRA inventory of lists 7 public railroad crossings in Vernon Hills, Illinois.
- Public crossings
- 7
- Public crossings with identified warning devices
- 7
- Public crossings reported with gates
- 71%
- Most trains a day reported
- 21
- Reported incidents at public crossings since 2016
- 0
- Gate share compared with the state
- 17 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 71% of these crossings.
- Gates571%
- Flashing lights without reported gates229%
- 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 Vernon Hills, Illinois have the most trains?
- The crossing on US Route 45 reports 21 trains a day.
- The crossing on Butterfield Rd reports 21 trains a day.
- The crossing on Metra Platform reports 21 trains a day.
- The crossing on S Milwaukee Ave reports 2 trains a day.
- The crossing on Butterfield Rd reports 2 trains a day.
They are on US Route 45, Butterfield Rd, Metra Platform and S Milwaukee Ave. 6 of the 7 public crossings in Vernon Hills, Illinois have a quiet-zone designation.
Train quiet zones in Vernon Hills, Illinois
6 public crossings in Vernon Hills, Illinois have a quiet-zone designation.
- The crossing on US Route 45 is in a 24-hour quiet zone, with Wisconsin Central Ltd. as the reporting railroad.
- The crossing on Butterfield Rd is in a 24-hour quiet zone, with Wisconsin Central Ltd. as the reporting railroad.
- The crossing on Metra Platform is in a 24-hour quiet zone, with Wisconsin Central Ltd. as the reporting railroad.
- The crossing on S Milwaukee Ave is in a 24-hour quiet zone, with Wisconsin Central Ltd. as the reporting railroad.
- The crossing on Butterfield Rd is in a 24-hour quiet zone, with Wisconsin Central Ltd. as the reporting railroad.
- The crossing on Lakeview Parkway is in a 24-hour quiet zone, with Wisconsin Central Ltd. 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.
- US Route 45Vernon Hills19,100 vehicles a day2016 road count
- Butterfield RdVernon Hills13,000 vehicles a day2015 road count
- Metra PlatformVernon Hills1 vehicle a dayRoad count year not reported
- S Milwaukee AveVernon Hills28,200 vehicles a day2023 road count
- Butterfield RdVernon Hills21,100 vehicles a day2023 road count
- Lakeview ParkwayVernon Hills6,400 vehicles a day2023 road count
- Lakeview ParkwayVernon Hills209 vehicles a day2002 road count
Trains blocking a crossing in Vernon Hills? How to report it.Blocked crossing rules in Illinois
Source: Federal Railroad Administration crossing inventory and reported highway-rail incidents. Sources and dates