How many railroad crossings are in Altoona, Iowa?
The FRA inventory of lists 7 public railroad crossings in Altoona, Iowa.
- Public crossings
- 7
- Public crossings with identified warning devices
- 7
- Public crossings reported with gates
- 29%
- Most trains a day reported
- 4
- Reported incidents at public crossings since 2016
- 1
- Gate share compared with the state
- 2 percentage points lower
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 29% of these crossings.
- Gates229%
- Flashing lights without reported gates343%
- Signs without reported gates or lights229%
- 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 Altoona, Iowa have the most trains?
- The crossing on 5th Ave SW reports 4 trains a day.
- The crossing on NE 62nd St reports 4 trains a day.
- The crossing on NE 64th St / 17th Ave SW reports 3 trains a day.
- The crossing on 1st Ave S reports 3 trains a day.
- The crossing on 9th St NW reports 3 trains a day.
They are on 5th Ave SW, NE 62nd St, NE 64th St / 17th Ave SW, 1st Ave S and 9th St NW. None of the 7 public crossings in Altoona, 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.
- 5th Ave SWAltoona1,237 vehicles a day1998 road count
- NE 62nd StAltoona45 vehicles a day2016 road count
- NE 64th St / 17th Ave SWAltoona3,230 vehicles a day2016 road count
- 1st Ave SAltoona10,548 vehicles a day2022 road count
- 9th St NWAltoona995 vehicles a day2024 road count
- NE 88th StAltoona240 vehicles a day2016 road count
- NE 80th StAltoona1,720 vehicles a day2024 road count
Trains blocking a crossing in Altoona? How to report it.Blocked crossing rules in Iowa
Source: Federal Railroad Administration crossing inventory and reported highway-rail incidents. Sources and dates