How many railroad crossings are in Buena Vista County, Iowa?
The FRA inventory of lists 58 public railroad crossings in Buena Vista County, Iowa.
- Public crossings
- 58
- Public crossings with identified warning devices
- 55
- Public crossings reported with gates
- 31%
- Most trains a day reported
- 3
- Reported incidents at public crossings since 2016
- 7
- Gate share compared with the state
- 1 percentage point 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 31% of these crossings.
- Gates1831%
- Flashing lights without reported gates712%
- Signs without reported gates or lights3052%
- Other or not reported35%
Each crossing appears once, grouped by its reported warning devices. Missing fields don't mean the warning devices are absent.
School-bus routes
1 of 58 public crossings here is reported as on a school-bus route. It is reported as equipped with gates.
- On a school-bus route12% of public crossings
- Of those, equipped with gates1100% of route crossings
The FRA inventory says for each crossing whether it is on a school-bus route. A crossing not reported as on a school-bus route may still be on one.
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.
- 230th AvenueAlbert City440 vehicles a day2015 road count
- 490th StreetAlbert City25 vehicles a day2011 road count
- 480th StreetMarathon35 vehicles a day2011 road count
- 470th StreetMarathon20 vehicles a day2011 road count
- 220th AvenueMarathon30 vehicles a day2011 road count
- 460th StMarathon1,170 vehicles a day2024 road count
- Bernice StreetMarathon60 vehicles a day2015 road count
- Athens StreetMarathon120 vehicles a day2015 road count
Trains blocking a crossing in Buena Vista County? How to report it.Blocked crossing rules in Iowa
Source: Federal Railroad Administration crossing inventory and reported highway-rail incidents. Sources and dates