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

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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?

  1. The crossing on S Market St reports 40 trains a day.
  2. The crossing on Kitterman Ave reports 22 trains a day.
  3. The crossing on S Clay St reports 22 trains a day.
  4. The crossing on McLean St reports 22 trains a day.
  5. 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.

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  1. S Market StOttumwaID 062961CGates40 trains a day
    6,100 vehicles a day2022 road count
  2. Kitterman AveOttumwaID 062963RGates22 trains a day
    2,240 vehicles a day2018 road count
  3. S Clay StOttumwaID 062964XGates22 trains a day
    620 vehicles a day2018 road count
  4. McLean StOttumwaID 062965EGates22 trains a day
    620 vehicles a day2018 road count
  5. Iowa AveOttumwaID 062957MGates20 trains a day
    2,170 vehicles a day2018 road count
  6. S Green StOttumwaID 062960VGates20 trains a day
    570 vehicles a day2018 road count
  7. S Vine StOttumwaID 079425KGates20 trains a day
    1,268 vehicles a day2019 road count
  8. North Quincy AveOttumwaID 375779UGates8 trains a day
    3,700 vehicles a day2014 road count
  9. Gateway DrOttumwaID 375780NSigns only8 trains a day
    300 vehicles a day1979 road count
  10. W Second StOttumwaID 375781VGates8 trains a day
    5,500 vehicles a day2014 road count
  11. North Caldwell StOttumwaID 375784RGates8 trains a day
    1,590 vehicles a day2006 road count
  12. 87th StreetOttumwaID 375761JGates6 trains a day
    910 vehicles a day2014 road count
  13. Agency Hedrick RdOttumwaID 375808CGates6 trains a day
    680 vehicles a day2014 road count
  14. 165th StOttumwaID 375816UGates6 trains a day
    180 vehicles a day2014 road count
  15. 194th AveOttumwaID 375753SSigns only5 trains a day
    80 vehicles a day2014 road count
  16. 170th AveOttumwaID 375759HSigns only5 trains a day
    25 vehicles a day2014 road count
  17. 172ndOttumwaID 697147BOther or not reported5 trains a day
    25 vehicles a day2014 road count
  18. W Rochester StOttumwaID 375787LGates1 train a day
    400 vehicles a day2014 road count
  19. 120th AveOttumwaID 375792HSigns only1 train a day
    170 vehicles a day2014 road count
  20. 110th AveOttumwaID 375795DSigns only1 train a day
    45 vehicles a day2014 road count
  21. 105th AveOttumwaID 375797SSigns only1 train a day
    50 vehicles a day2014 road count
  22. 140th StOttumwaID 375798YSigns only1 train a day
    35 vehicles a day2014 road count
  23. 85th AveOttumwaID 375803TSigns only1 train a day
    35 vehicles a day2014 road count
  24. 150th StOttumwaID 375806NSigns only1 train a day
    30 vehicles a day2014 road count
  25. Farson RdOttumwaID 375811KSigns only1 train a day
    50 vehicles a day2014 road count
  26. 35th AveOttumwaID 375817BSigns only1 train a day
    10 vehicles a day2014 road count
  27. 22nd AveOttumwaID 375820JSigns only1 train a day
    30 vehicles a day2014 road count
  28. K AvenueOttumwaID 932652TSigns only1 train a day
    389 vehicles a day2008 road count
  29. S Clay StOttumwaID 983780RSigns only0 trains a day
    620 vehicles a day2018 road count

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