How many railroad crossings are in Iowa?

The FRA inventory of 21 October 2026 lists 4,140 public railroad crossings in Iowa. 30% have gates, and 403 incidents were reported since 2016.

FRA inventory of . Sources and dates. For reporters
Public crossings
4,140
Public crossings with gates
30%
Incidents at public crossings since 2016
403
Public crossings with signs only
2,219

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Rail Crossing Atlas, Tan Solutions. (2026, October 21). Railroad crossings in Iowa (Published revision fra-0ac076ef35774850d80c15da). https://railcrossingatlas.tansolutions.org/crossings/states/iowa?revision=fra-0ac076ef35774850d80c15da

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Rail Crossing Atlas, Tan Solutions. “Railroad crossings in Iowa.” October 21, 2026. Published revision fra-0ac076ef35774850d80c15da. https://railcrossingatlas.tansolutions.org/crossings/states/iowa?revision=fra-0ac076ef35774850d80c15da.

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@misc{railcrossingatlas-IA-fra-0ac076ef35774850d80c15da,
  author = {{Rail Crossing Atlas, Tan Solutions}},
  publisher = {Rail Crossing Atlas, Tan Solutions},
  title = {Railroad crossings in Iowa},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-21},
  version = {fra-0ac076ef35774850d80c15da},
  url = {https://railcrossingatlas.tansolutions.org/crossings/states/iowa?revision=fra-0ac076ef35774850d80c15da}
}
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