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How many railroad crossings are in Waukegan, Illinois?

The FRA inventory of lists 11 public railroad crossings in Waukegan, Illinois.

Public crossings
11
Public crossings with identified warning devices
11
Public crossings reported with gates
36%
Most trains a day reported
67
Reported incidents at public crossings since 2016
0
Gate share compared with the state
18 percentage points lower

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Gates are reported at 36% of these crossings.

  • Gates436%
  • Flashing lights without reported gates655%
  • Signs without reported gates or lights19%
  • 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 Waukegan, Illinois have the most trains?

  1. The crossing on South Avenue reports 67 trains a day.
  2. The crossing on Madison Street reports 39 trains a day.
  3. The crossing on Pedestrian reports 25 trains a day.
  4. The crossing on Pershing Road reports 23 trains a day.
  5. The crossing on York House Road reports 7 trains a day.

They are on South Avenue, Madison Street, Pedestrian, Pershing Road and York House Road. 1 of the 11 public crossings in Waukegan, Illinois has a quiet-zone designation.

Train quiet zones in Waukegan, Illinois

1 public crossing in Waukegan, Illinois has a quiet-zone designation.

  • The crossing on South Avenue has a Chicago-area horn exemption, with Union Pacific Railroad Company as the reporting railroad.

Railroad bridges over roads in this city

  • C&NW RR over SUNSET AVE

    Vertical clearance under the bridge: 15 ft 3 in (4.65 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.

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.

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  1. South AvenueWaukeganID 176616LGates67 trains a day
    225 vehicles a day2023 road count
  2. Madison StreetWaukeganID 176624DFlashing lights39 trains a day
    525 vehicles a day2023 road count
  3. PedestrianWaukeganID 176623WFlashing lights25 trains a day
    1 vehicle a day1983 road count
  4. Pershing RoadWaukeganID 176627YFlashing lights23 trains a day
    250 vehicles a day2023 road count
  5. York House RoadWaukeganID 176809KGates7 trains a day
    4,950 vehicles a day2023 road count
  6. Blanchard RoadWaukeganID 176810EGates7 trains a day
    900 vehicles a day2023 road count
  7. Dahringer RdWaukeganID 260461ASigns only3 trains a day
    150 vehicles a day2023 road count
  8. Clayton StWaukeganID 260464VFlashing lights3 trains a day
    2,050 vehicles a day2023 road count
  9. East Water StWaukeganID 260466JGates3 trains a day
    475 vehicles a day2023 road count
  10. E Madison StWaukeganID 260465CFlashing lights2 trains a day
    525 vehicles a day2023 road count
  11. South Harbor DrWaukeganID 260796PFlashing lights2 trains a day
    750 vehicles a day2023 road count

Crossings in Lake County

Trains blocking a crossing in Waukegan? How to report it.Blocked crossing rules in Illinois

Quiet zones in Illinois

Source: Federal Railroad Administration crossing inventory and reported highway-rail incidents. Sources and dates