How many railroad crossings are in Palo, Iowa?
The FRA inventory of lists 9 public railroad crossings in Palo, Iowa.
- Public crossings
- 9
- Public crossings with identified warning devices
- 9
- Public crossings reported with gates
- 0%
- Most trains a day reported
- 4
- Reported incidents at public crossings since 2016
- 1
- Gate share compared with the state
- 30 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 0% of these crossings.
- Gates00%
- Flashing lights without reported gates222%
- Signs without reported gates or lights778%
- 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 Palo, Iowa have the most trains?
- The crossing on Linn Dr reports 4 trains a day.
- The crossing on 1st St reports 4 trains a day.
- The crossing on Vinton Street reports 4 trains a day.
- The crossing on Blairs Ferry Rd reports 4 trains a day.
- The crossing on Linn Benton Rd reports 4 trains a day.
They are on Linn Dr, 1st St, Vinton Street, Blairs Ferry Rd and Linn Benton Rd. None of the 9 public crossings in Palo, 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.
- Linn DrPalo140 vehicles a day2017 road count
- 1st StPalo1,850 vehicles a day2017 road count
- Vinton StreetPalo310 vehicles a day2017 road count
- Blairs Ferry RdPalo2,580 vehicles a day2017 road count
- Linn Benton RdPalo200 vehicles a day2017 road count
- Samson LanePalo45 vehicles a day2024 road count
- Vinton StreetPalo2,090 vehicles a day2017 road count
- Blairs Ferry RoadPalo3,130 vehicles a day2017 road count
- Power Plant RoadPalo1,000 vehicles a day2017 road count
Trains blocking a crossing in Palo? How to report it.Blocked crossing rules in Iowa
Source: Federal Railroad Administration crossing inventory and reported highway-rail incidents. Sources and dates