How many railroad crossings are in Cook County, Illinois?

The FRA inventory of lists 841 public railroad crossings in Cook County, Illinois.

Public crossings
841
Public crossings with identified warning devices
768
Public crossings reported with gates
65%
Most trains a day reported
215
Reported incidents at public crossings since 2016
428
Gate share compared with the state
11 percentage points higher

Where are these public crossings?

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Gates are reported at 65% of these crossings.

  • Gates55065%
  • Flashing lights without reported gates9611%
  • Signs without reported gates or lights12215%
  • Other or not reported739%

Each crossing appears once, grouped by its reported warning devices. Missing fields don't mean the warning devices are absent.

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. Pedestrian Station-metraPark RidgeID 173900TFlashing lights69 trains a day
    1 vehicle a day1983 road count
  2. North Greenwood AvenuePark RidgeID 173902GGates69 trains a day
    3,400 vehicles a day2022 road count
  3. North Dee RoadPark RidgeID 173904VGates69 trains a day
    11,700 vehicles a day2022 road count
  4. Oakton StreetPark RidgeID 173905CGates69 trains a day
    17,900 vehicles a day2023 road count
  5. South Des Plaines River RoadDes PlainesID 173908XGates69 trains a day
    16,700 vehicles a day2022 road count
  6. Pearson StreetDes PlainesID 173910YGates69 trains a day
    2,450 vehicles a day2022 road count
  7. 168th StreetSouth HollandID 167453FGates68 trains a day
    1,800 vehicles a day2022 road count
  8. 173rd StreetSouth HollandID 167454MGates68 trains a day
    2,250 vehicles a day2022 road count
  9. Lee Street/US 12Des PlainesID 173911FGates68 trains a day
    5,600 vehicles a day2023 road count
  10. Graceland AvenueDes PlainesID 173912MGates68 trains a day
    11,200 vehicles a day2023 road count
  11. Arthur AvenueArlington HtsID 177847XGates68 trains a day
    5,750 vehicles a day2022 road count
  12. 147th StreetMidlothianID 608941EGates68 trains a day
    19,600 vehicles a day2023 road count
  13. Pulaski/CrawfordMidlothianID 608942LGates68 trains a day
    16,800 vehicles a day2022 road count
  14. Central AveTinley ParkID 608945GGates68 trains a day
    6,250 vehicles a day2022 road count
  15. 167th StreetTinley ParkID 608946NGates68 trains a day
    13,700 vehicles a day2022 road count
  16. 66th CourtTinley ParkID 608950DGates68 trains a day
    325 vehicles a day2022 road count
  17. Oak Park AvenueTinley ParkID 608951KGates68 trains a day
    8,000 vehicles a day2022 road count
  18. 80th AveTinley ParkID 608953YGates68 trains a day
    15,900 vehicles a day2022 road count
  19. Pedestrian Station-metraDes PlainesID 173918DFlashing lights67 trains a day
    1 vehicle a day1983 road count
  20. PedestrianMt ProspectID 176910JFlashing lights67 trains a day
    1 vehicle a day1983 road count
  21. South Emerson StreetMt ProspectID 176911RGates67 trains a day
    1,900 vehicles a day2022 road count
  22. Main StreetMt ProspectID 176912XGates67 trains a day
    13,200 vehicles a day2023 road count
  23. West Central RoadMt ProspectID 176913EGates67 trains a day
    19,000 vehicles a day2023 road count
  24. South Arlington Heights RoadArlington HtsID 176923KGates67 trains a day
    18,800 vehicles a day2023 road count
  25. North Evergreen AvenueArlington HtsID 176924SGates67 trains a day
    700 vehicles a day2022 road count
  26. North Dunton AvenueArlington HtsID 176925YGates67 trains a day
    1,200 vehicles a day2022 road count
  27. North Vail AvenueArlington HtsID 176926FGates67 trains a day
    875 vehicles a day2022 road count
  28. West Euclid AvenueArlington HtsID 176927MGates67 trains a day
    13,400 vehicles a day2022 road count
  29. North Wilke RoadArlington HtsID 176928UGates67 trains a day
    12,300 vehicles a day2022 road count
  30. Pedestrian Station-metraArlington HtsID 176929BFlashing lights67 trains a day
    1 vehicle a day1983 road count
  31. Pedestrian Station-metraArlington HtsID 176930VFlashing lights67 trains a day
    1 vehicle a day1983 road count
  32. Eleanor StreetThorntonID 167457HGates66 trains a day
    4,650 vehicles a day2023 road count
  33. Margaret StreetThorntonID 167459WGates66 trains a day
    10,250 vehicles a day2023 road count
  34. Juliette StreetThorntonID 167460RGates66 trains a day
    425 vehicles a day2022 road count
  35. Mt Prospect RoadDes PlainesID 176909PGates66 trains a day
    12,700 vehicles a day2022 road count
  36. Rohlwing RoadArlington HtsID 176935EGates66 trains a day
    3,350 vehicles a day2022 road count
  37. East Palatine RoadPalatineID 176937TGates66 trains a day
    13,500 vehicles a day2023 road count
  38. North Plum Grove RoadPalatineID 176939GGates66 trains a day
    3,800 vehicles a day2022 road count
  39. North Brockway StreetPalatineID 176940BGates66 trains a day
    1,300 vehicles a day2022 road count
  40. North Ridge AvenueArlington HtsID 178732GGates66 trains a day
    2,450 vehicles a day2022 road count
  41. W 99th StreetChicagoID 608302LGates66 trains a day
    17,200 vehicles a day2022 road count
  42. W 102nd PlaceChicagoID 608303TGates66 trains a day
    200 vehicles a day2022 road count
  43. W 103rd StreetChicagoID 608304AGates66 trains a day
    10,250 vehicles a day2022 road count
  44. W 104th StreetChicagoID 608305GGates66 trains a day
    325 vehicles a day2022 road count
  45. W 105th StreetChicagoID 608306NGates66 trains a day
    400 vehicles a day2022 road count
  46. W 107th StreetChicagoID 608307VGates66 trains a day
    5,250 vehicles a day2022 road count
  47. W 111th StreetChicagoID 608308CGates66 trains a day
    10,000 vehicles a day2023 road count
  48. W Monterey AvenueChicagoID 608309JGates66 trains a day
    19,800 vehicles a day2022 road count
  49. 115th StChicagoID 608310DGates66 trains a day
    6,750 vehicles a day2022 road count
  50. W 119th StreetChicagoID 608311KGates66 trains a day
    18,500 vehicles a day2023 road count

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