How many railroad crossings are in Nebraska?

The FRA inventory of 21 October 2026 lists 2,848 public railroad crossings in Nebraska. 26% have gates, and 320 incidents were reported since 2016.

FRA inventory of . Sources and dates. For reporters
Public crossings
2,848
Public crossings with gates
26%
Incidents at public crossings since 2016
320
Public crossings with signs only
1,894

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  author = {{Rail Crossing Atlas, Tan Solutions}},
  publisher = {Rail Crossing Atlas, Tan Solutions},
  title = {Railroad crossings in Nebraska},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-21},
  version = {fra-0ac076ef35774850d80c15da},
  url = {https://railcrossingatlas.tansolutions.org/crossings/states/nebraska?revision=fra-0ac076ef35774850d80c15da}
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The map counts public and private crossings; the totals above count public crossings only. Use the legend to compare the number of crossings in each area.

  1. 2,848 public crossings are listed in Nebraska.

    The map shades each area by how many crossings it holds.

  2. 67% of public crossings in Nebraska have signs only, with no lights or gates.

    The map shows the share of crossings with signs only in each area.

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

    The map shows the median number of trains a day in each area.

How Nebraska's public crossings are equipped 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.
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Lancaster 113, Adams 101, Hall 92, Butler 88, Dodge 87, Saunders 79, Otoe 73, Scotts Bluff 70, Douglas 67, Platte 64, Buffalo 63, Cheyenne 62, Hamilton 60, Saline 58, Cass 57, Furnas 57, Merrick 57, Clay 54, Boone 53, Lincoln 51, Custer 49, Dawson 48, 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 4,810 crossing records, including 4,804 with usable map locations. The record list below includes public and private crossings.

Record coverage

Each measure covers all 4,810 records in this state. Missing information remains in the directory.

Usable map locations
4,804 of 4,810 records6 records have missing information.
Reported road counts
3,415 of 4,810 records1,395 records have missing information.
Complete train counts
4,810 of 4,810 recordsEvery record has this information.

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

All 4,810 crossings in Nebraska, public and private

Records 1–100 of 4,810

Sources were checked on . Counts are reported records, not a rating of any crossing. Sources and dates