How many railroad crossings are in West Des Moines, Iowa?
The FRA inventory of lists 24 public railroad crossings in West Des Moines, Iowa.
- Public crossings
- 24
- Public crossings with identified warning devices
- 24
- Public crossings reported with gates
- 13%
- Most trains a day reported
- 4
- Reported incidents at public crossings since 2016
- 3
- Gate share compared with the state
- 18 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 13% of these crossings.
- Gates313%
- Flashing lights without reported gates1354%
- Signs without reported gates or lights833%
- 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 West Des Moines, Iowa have the most trains?
- The crossing on 41st Street reports 4 trains a day.
- The crossing on Raccoon River Drive reports 4 trains a day.
- The crossing on South 92nd Street reports 3 trains a day.
- The crossing on S 11th St reports 3 trains a day.
- The crossing on Racoon Riv Pk Entrance reports 3 trains a day.
They are on 41st Street, Raccoon River Drive, South 92nd Street, S 11th St and Racoon Riv Pk Entrance. None of the 24 public crossings in West Des Moines, 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.
- 41st StreetWest Des Moines805 vehicles a day1998 road count
- Raccoon River DriveWest Des Moines2,130 vehicles a day2016 road count
- South 92nd StreetWest Des Moines18 vehicles a day2020 road count
- S 11th StWest Des Moines1,900 vehicles a day1994 road count
- Racoon Riv Pk EntranceWest Des Moines1,089 vehicles a day2022 road count
- Ashworth RdWest Des Moines10,200 vehicles a day2012 road count
- Grand AvenueWest Des Moines10,100 vehicles a day2008 road count
- Fuller RoadWest Des Moines5,100 vehicles a day2012 road count
- 13th StreetWest Des Moines1,370 vehicles a day1998 road count
- South 11th StreetWest Des Moines1,900 vehicles a day1994 road count
- 13th StreetWest Des Moines1,370 vehicles a day1998 road count
- 88th StreetWest Des Moines60 vehicles a day1996 road count
- Ashworth RoadWest Des Moines3,540 vehicles a day1996 road count
- 60th StreetWest Des Moines12,200 vehicles a day2008 road count
- 50th StreetWest Des Moines15,600 vehicles a day2012 road count
- 39th StreetWest Des Moines760 vehicles a day1994 road count
- 35th StreetWest Des Moines12,400 vehicles a day2016 road count
- Prairie View DriveWest Des Moines2,410 vehicles a day1996 road count
- Ep True ParkwayWest Des Moines16,200 vehicles a day2008 road count
- Buffalo RdWest Des Moines7,900 vehicles a day1996 road count
- Center StWest Des Moines930 vehicles a day2014 road count
- Hoak RdWest Des Moines500 vehicles a day1994 road count
- 92nd StreetWest Des Moines289 vehicles a day2006 road count
- 9th StreetWest Des Moines805 vehicles a day1998 road count
Trains blocking a crossing in West Des Moines? How to report it.Blocked crossing rules in Iowa
Source: Federal Railroad Administration crossing inventory and reported highway-rail incidents. Sources and dates