How many railroad crossings are in Nebraska?

Nebraska has 2,850 public railroad crossings. 26% have gates, and 320 incidents were reported since 2016.

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Public crossings
2,850
Crossings with gates
26%
Incidents since 2016
320
Crossings with signs only
1,895

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How Nebraska's crossings are protected and used.

Most crossings in Nebraska have signs but no lights or gates.

Source: FRA public crossing inventory, checked in 2026.

320 incidents have been reported in Nebraska since 2016.

Source: FRA incident reports, through 2026-07-31. An unfinished year is partial.

The largest group of Nebraska crossings sees 1–4 trains a day.

Source: FRA public crossing inventory, checked in 2026.

Lancaster has more public crossings than any other county in Nebraska.

Source: FRA public crossing inventory, checked in 2026.
Show all 77 counties

Lancaster 113, Adams 101, Hall 92, Butler 88, Dodge 87, Saunders 79, Otoe 73, Scotts Bluff 70, Douglas 67, Buffalo 64, Platte 64, Cheyenne 62, Hamilton 60, Saline 58, Cass 57, Furnas 57, Merrick 57, Clay 54, Boone 53, Lincoln 51, Custer 49, Dawson 49, Jefferson 44, Fillmore 43, Harlan 42, Seward 42, Dakota 41, Gage 41, Phelps 41, York 41, Dawes 40, Perkins 40, Polk 40, Howard 39, Holt 37, Madison 36, Pierce 33, Richardson 33, Thayer 33, Morrill 32, Hitchcock 31, Red Willow 30, Kearney 29, Box Butte 28, Garden 26, Webster 26, Frontier 25, Valley 24, Antelope 23, Johnson 23, Keith 23, Washington 23, Nance 22, Pawnee 22, Cedar 21, Sarpy 21, Chase 20, Kimball 20, Nemaha 19, Dixon 18, Gosper 18, Nuckolls 18, Colfax 17, Burt 15, Thurston 14, Sherman 13, Dundy 12, Deuel 11, Franklin 10, Greeley 9, Thomas 9, Hayes 6, Sheridan 6, Sioux 5, Hooker 4, Blaine 3, Grant 3.

The federal inventory for Nebraska lists 4,811 crossing records, including 4,805 with usable map locations. The record list below includes public and private crossings.

Record coverage

Each measure covers all 4,811 records in this state. Missing information remains in the directory.

Usable map locations
4,805 of 4,811 recordsView 6 records with missing information ↗
Reported road counts
3,417 of 4,811 recordsView 1,394 records with missing information ↗
Complete train counts
4,811 of 4,811 recordsEvery record has this information.

A complete train total requires valid daytime, nighttime and switching counts. Learn what reported train counts mean.

All 4,811 crossings in Nebraska

Records 1–100 of 4,811

Sources were checked on . Counts are reported records, not a safety assessment. Read how the data works.