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How many railroad crossings are in Illinois?

The FRA inventory of 21 October 2026 lists 7,785 public railroad crossings in Illinois. 55% have gates, and 1,017 incidents were reported since 2016.

FRA inventory of . Sources and dates. For reporters
Public crossings
7,785
Public crossings with gates
55%
Incidents at public crossings since 2016
1,017
Public crossings with signs only
2,126

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Rail Crossing Atlas, Tan Solutions. (2026, October 21). Railroad crossings in Illinois (Published revision fra-0ac076ef35774850d80c15da). https://railcrossingatlas.tansolutions.org/crossings/states/illinois?revision=fra-0ac076ef35774850d80c15da

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Rail Crossing Atlas, Tan Solutions. “Railroad crossings in Illinois.” October 21, 2026. Published revision fra-0ac076ef35774850d80c15da. https://railcrossingatlas.tansolutions.org/crossings/states/illinois?revision=fra-0ac076ef35774850d80c15da.

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@misc{railcrossingatlas-IL-fra-0ac076ef35774850d80c15da,
  author = {{Rail Crossing Atlas, Tan Solutions}},
  publisher = {Rail Crossing Atlas, Tan Solutions},
  title = {Railroad crossings in Illinois},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-21},
  version = {fra-0ac076ef35774850d80c15da},
  url = {https://railcrossingatlas.tansolutions.org/crossings/states/illinois?revision=fra-0ac076ef35774850d80c15da}
}
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The map counts public and private crossings; the totals above count public crossings only. Use the legend to compare the number of crossings in each area.

  1. Crossings

    7,785 public crossings are listed in Illinois.

    The map shades each area by how many crossings it holds.

  2. Warning devices

    27% of public crossings in Illinois have signs only, with no lights or gates.

    The map shows the share of crossings with signs only in each area.

  3. Train traffic

    The largest group of Illinois crossings sees 1–4 trains a day.

    The map shows the median number of trains a day in each area.

How Illinois's public crossings are equipped and used.

Gates are the most common warning device in Illinois.

Source: FRA public crossing inventory, checked in 2026.

1,017 incidents have been reported in Illinois since 2016.

Source: FRA incident reports, through 2026-07-31. An unfinished year is partial.

The largest group of Illinois crossings sees 1–4 trains a day.

Source: FRA public crossing inventory, checked in 2026.

Cook has more public crossings than any other county in Illinois.

Source: FRA public crossing inventory, checked in 2026.
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Cook 841, Iroquois 223, La Salle 204, St Clair 185, Champaign 175, Sangamon 172, Will 168, Du Page 161, Lake 156, Mclean 153, Livingston 150, Madison 145, Peoria 143, Macon 139, Jefferson 136, Kankakee 135, Kane 128, Winnebago 128, Vermilion 127, Ogle 122, Montgomery 110, De Kalb 109, Marion 107, Tazewell 107, Rock Island 103, Knox 102, Macoupin 97, Mcdonough 97, Mchenry 97, Williamson 97, Franklin 96, Bureau 95, Morgan 95, Randolph 93, Logan 91, Effingham 89, Fulton 89, Piatt 87, Christian 85, Edgar 83, Coles 81, Ford 79, Henry 74, Clinton 71, Grundy 71, Perry 71, Douglas 70, Shelby 68, Hancock 64, De Witt 57, Moultrie 55, Adams 53, Carroll 52, Fayette 47, Jackson 47, Bond 46, Jasper 46, Whiteside 44, Mason 43, Kendall 41, Cumberland 40, Pike 40, Washington 40, Hamilton 39, Crawford 37, Lee 37, Warren 36, Marshall 35, Wayne 35, Greene 34, Clark 33, White 29, Woodford 29, Jo Daviess 28, Richland 28, Union 28, Menard 27, Stephenson 26, Saline 25, Wabash 25, Monroe 24, Putnam 24, Clay 23, Jersey 21, Henderson 18, Boone 17, Massac 17, Pulaski 17, Lawrence 16, Johnson 12, Scott 12, Cass 11, Alexander 9, Edwards 7, Stark 5, Schuyler 1.

The federal inventory for Illinois lists 11,284 crossing records, including 11,234 with usable map locations. The record list below includes public and private crossings.

Record coverage

Each measure covers all 11,284 records in this state. Missing information remains in the directory.

Usable map locations
11,234 of 11,284 records50 records have missing information.
Reported road counts
9,063 of 11,284 records2,221 records have missing information.
Complete train counts
11,284 of 11,284 recordsEvery record has this information.

A complete train total requires valid daytime, nighttime and switching counts. Learn what reported train counts mean.

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All 11,284 crossings in Illinois, public and private

Records 1–100 of 11,284

Sources were checked on . Counts are reported records, not a rating of any crossing. Sources and dates