How many railroad crossings are in Ottumwa, Iowa?
The FRA inventory of lists 29 public railroad crossings in Ottumwa, Iowa.
- Public crossings
- 29
- Public crossings with identified warning devices
- 28
- Public crossings reported with gates
- 48%
- Most trains a day reported
- 40
- Reported incidents at public crossings since 2016
- 5
- Gate share compared with the state
- 18 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 48% of these crossings.
- Gates1448%
- Flashing lights without reported gates00%
- Signs without reported gates or lights1448%
- Other or not reported13%
Each crossing appears once, grouped by its reported warning devices. Missing fields don't mean the warning devices are absent.
Which crossings in Ottumwa, Iowa have the most trains?
- The crossing on S Market St reports 40 trains a day.
- The crossing on Kitterman Ave reports 22 trains a day.
- The crossing on S Clay St reports 22 trains a day.
- The crossing on McLean St reports 22 trains a day.
- The crossing on Iowa Ave reports 20 trains a day.
They are on S Market St, Kitterman Ave, S Clay St, McLean St and Iowa Ave. 7 of the 29 public crossings in Ottumwa, Iowa have a quiet-zone designation.
Train quiet zones in Ottumwa, Iowa
7 public crossings in Ottumwa, Iowa have a quiet-zone designation.
- The crossing on S Market St is in a 24-hour quiet zone, with BNSF Railway Company as the reporting railroad.
- The crossing on Kitterman Ave is in a 24-hour quiet zone, with BNSF Railway Company as the reporting railroad.
- The crossing on S Clay St is in a 24-hour quiet zone, with BNSF Railway Company as the reporting railroad.
- The crossing on McLean St is in a 24-hour quiet zone, with BNSF Railway Company as the reporting railroad.
- The crossing on Iowa Ave is in a 24-hour quiet zone, with BNSF Railway Company as the reporting railroad.
- The crossing on S Green St is in a 24-hour quiet zone, with BNSF Railway Company as the reporting railroad.
- The crossing on S Vine St is in a 24-hour quiet zone, with BNSF Railway Company as the reporting railroad.
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.
- S Market StOttumwa6,100 vehicles a day2022 road count
- Kitterman AveOttumwa2,240 vehicles a day2018 road count
- S Clay StOttumwa620 vehicles a day2018 road count
- McLean StOttumwa620 vehicles a day2018 road count
- Iowa AveOttumwa2,170 vehicles a day2018 road count
- S Green StOttumwa570 vehicles a day2018 road count
- S Vine StOttumwa1,268 vehicles a day2019 road count
- North Quincy AveOttumwa3,700 vehicles a day2014 road count
- Gateway DrOttumwa300 vehicles a day1979 road count
- W Second StOttumwa5,500 vehicles a day2014 road count
- North Caldwell StOttumwa1,590 vehicles a day2006 road count
- 87th StreetOttumwa910 vehicles a day2014 road count
- Agency Hedrick RdOttumwa680 vehicles a day2014 road count
- 165th StOttumwa180 vehicles a day2014 road count
- 194th AveOttumwa80 vehicles a day2014 road count
- 170th AveOttumwa25 vehicles a day2014 road count
- 172ndOttumwa25 vehicles a day2014 road count
- W Rochester StOttumwa400 vehicles a day2014 road count
- 120th AveOttumwa170 vehicles a day2014 road count
- 110th AveOttumwa45 vehicles a day2014 road count
- 105th AveOttumwa50 vehicles a day2014 road count
- 140th StOttumwa35 vehicles a day2014 road count
- 85th AveOttumwa35 vehicles a day2014 road count
- 150th StOttumwa30 vehicles a day2014 road count
- Farson RdOttumwa50 vehicles a day2014 road count
- 35th AveOttumwa10 vehicles a day2014 road count
- 22nd AveOttumwa30 vehicles a day2014 road count
- K AvenueOttumwa389 vehicles a day2008 road count
- S Clay StOttumwa620 vehicles a day2018 road count
Trains blocking a crossing in Ottumwa? How to report it.Blocked crossing rules in Iowa
Source: Federal Railroad Administration crossing inventory and reported highway-rail incidents. Sources and dates