How many railroad crossings are in Alton, Iowa?
The FRA inventory of lists 9 public railroad crossings in Alton, Iowa.
- Public crossings
- 9
- Public crossings with identified warning devices
- 9
- Public crossings reported with gates
- 33%
- Most trains a day reported
- 4
- Reported incidents at public crossings since 2016
- 0
- Gate share compared with the state
- 3 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 33% of these crossings.
- Gates333%
- Flashing lights without reported gates111%
- Signs without reported gates or lights556%
- 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 Alton, Iowa have the most trains?
- The crossing on Kingbird Avenue reports 4 trains a day.
- The crossing on East 10th Street reports 4 trains a day.
- The crossing on East Division Street reports 4 trains a day.
- The crossing on Jefferson Avenue reports 4 trains a day.
- The crossing on 480th Street reports 4 trains a day.
They are on Kingbird Avenue, East 10th Street, East Division Street, Jefferson Avenue and 480th Street. None of the 9 public crossings in Alton, Iowa has a quiet-zone designation.
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.
- Kingbird AvenueAlton571 vehicles a day2024 road count
- East 10th StreetAlton580 vehicles a day2015 road count
- East Division StreetAlton930 vehicles a day2015 road count
- Jefferson AvenueAlton80 vehicles a day2011 road count
- 480th StreetAlton30 vehicles a day2011 road count
- 490th StreetAlton25 vehicles a day2011 road count
- Jackson AvenueAlton942 vehicles a day2024 road count
- Railroad DriveAlton26 vehicles a day2004 road count
- Conservation EntranceAlton100 vehicles a day1980 road count
Trains blocking a crossing in Alton? How to report it.Blocked crossing rules in Iowa
Source: Federal Railroad Administration crossing inventory and reported highway-rail incidents. Sources and dates