How many public crossings does BNSF Railway Company report in Illinois?

The FRA inventory of lists 1,058 public railroad crossings in Illinois with BNSF Railway Company as the reporting railroad.

Public crossings
1,058
Public crossings with identified warning devices
944
Public crossings reported with gates
69%
Most trains a day reported
94
Reported incidents at public crossings since 2016
115
Gate share compared with the state
15 percentage points higher

Where are these public crossings?

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Gates are reported at 69% of these crossings.

  • Gates73369%
  • Flashing lights without reported gates363%
  • Signs without reported gates or lights17517%
  • Other or not reported11411%

Each crossing appears once, grouped by its reported warning devices. Missing fields don't mean the warning devices are absent.

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.

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  1. Laurel StTable GroveID 078468AGates7 trains a day
    75 vehicles a day2020 road count
  2. CR-21 Loami RdFranklinID 078485RSigns only7 trains a day
    200 vehicles a day2024 road count
  3. Ginder LnFranklinID 078491USigns only7 trains a day
    125 vehicles a day2024 road count
  4. Pisgah RdFranklinID 078496DGates7 trains a day
    50 vehicles a day2024 road count
  5. Reinbach StFranklinID 078497KOther or not reported7 trains a day
    150 vehicles a day2024 road count
  6. Flinn RdFranklinID 078499YSigns only7 trains a day
    50 vehicles a day2024 road count
  7. Outing Club RdFranklinID 078500RGates7 trains a day
    150 vehicles a day2024 road count
  8. West StFranklinID 078501XGates7 trains a day
    1,350 vehicles a day2024 road count
  9. Ranson RdFranklinID 078502ESigns only7 trains a day
    100 vehicles a day2024 road count
  10. Lead Line RdVirdenID 078504TOther or not reported7 trains a day
    75 vehicles a day2022 road count
  11. Waverly Lake RdWaverlyID 078505AFlashing lights7 trains a day
    100 vehicles a day2024 road count
  12. S Lyons RdWaverlyID 078507NSigns only7 trains a day
    100 vehicles a day2024 road count
  13. Miller StWaverlyID 078509COther or not reported7 trains a day
    200 vehicles a day2024 road count
  14. Harker StWaverlyID 078512KOther or not reported7 trains a day
    150 vehicles a day2024 road count
  15. North StLowderID 078515FGates7 trains a day
    150 vehicles a day2022 road count
  16. Gass RdLowderID 078517UOther or not reported7 trains a day
    300 vehicles a day2022 road count
  17. Thayer RdLowderID 078518BGates7 trains a day
    300 vehicles a day2022 road count
  18. Boggs RdVirdenID 078522ROther or not reported7 trains a day
    75 vehicles a day2021 road count
  19. Cemetary RdVirdenID 078523XOther or not reported7 trains a day
    325 vehicles a day2021 road count
  20. Dean StVirdenID 078524EGates7 trains a day
    500 vehicles a day2021 road count
  21. E 6th StVermontID 078576WGates7 trains a day
    100 vehicles a day2020 road count
  22. CR-1400 NMetropolisID 098407NOther or not reported6 trains a day
    250 vehicles a day2020 road count
  23. Knox Rd 300nAbingdonID 063726HGates5 trains a day
    50 vehicles a day2022 road count
  24. 16th RdSmithboroID 069044UGates5 trains a day
    50 vehicles a day2020 road count
  25. Sale Bam AveSmithboroID 069049DGates5 trains a day
    75 vehicles a day2020 road count
  26. Hookdale LnSmithboroID 069057VGates5 trains a day
    50 vehicles a day2020 road count
  27. Front StShattucID 069110EGates5 trains a day
    50 vehicles a day2015 road count
  28. Main StSorentoID 069114GGates5 trains a day
    500 vehicles a day2023 road count
  29. Pleasant Mound AvSmithboroID 069115NGates5 trains a day
    250 vehicles a day2020 road count
  30. Singer TrSorentoID 069117CGates5 trains a day
    25 vehicles a day2020 road count
  31. Kirkland TrSorentoID 069118JGates5 trains a day
    75 vehicles a day2020 road count
  32. Sorento AveSorentoID 069125UGates5 trains a day
    200 vehicles a day2020 road count
  33. Mulberry Grove RdKeyesportID 069154EGates5 trains a day
    425 vehicles a day2020 road count
  34. Airport AveSmithboroID 069155LFlashing lights5 trains a day
    175 vehicles a day2020 road count
  35. Hookdale AveSmithboroID 069156TGates5 trains a day
    100 vehicles a day2020 road count
  36. 1st AveKeyesportID 069159NGates5 trains a day
    25 vehicles a day2020 road count
  37. Hunter School AveSmithboroID 069313JGates5 trains a day
    50 vehicles a day2020 road count
  38. Town Hall RdKeyesportID 069314RSigns only5 trains a day
    10 vehicles a day2020 road count
  39. Tamalco AveKeyesportID 069316EGates5 trains a day
    75 vehicles a day2020 road count
  40. Brink RdShattucID 069322HGates5 trains a day
    75 vehicles a day2020 road count
  41. Junction RdCentraliaID 069324WSigns only5 trains a day
    25 vehicles a day2020 road count
  42. Sand Ridge RdCentraliaID 069325DGates5 trains a day
    150 vehicles a day2020 road count
  43. Wiedle RdShattucID 069326KSigns only5 trains a day
    50 vehicles a day2020 road count
  44. Gambill LnShattucID 069327SGates5 trains a day
    400 vehicles a day2015 road count
  45. Lake Villa RdShattucID 069330ASigns only5 trains a day
    10 vehicles a day2020 road count
  46. Sandoval RdShattucID 069339LGates5 trains a day
    175 vehicles a day2020 road count
  47. Lippert RdCentraliaID 069341MSigns only5 trains a day
    25 vehicles a day2020 road count
  48. Felton RdCentraliaID 069344HGates5 trains a day
    150 vehicles a day2020 road count
  49. Joliff Bridge RdCentraliaID 069348KGates5 trains a day
    800 vehicles a day2020 road count
  50. Main StSmithboroID 072304NGates5 trains a day
    250 vehicles a day2020 road count

Report a blocked crossing

  1. Call the number on the blue sign at the crossing first. The sign names the railroad and gives the crossing number.

  2. BNSF's line for a train blocking a crossing: 1-800-832-5452. Choose option 3 when the call answers.

    Have ready: the street or roadway, the city and the DOT crossing number from the blue sign at the crossing. Checked on on bnsf.com.

  3. Then tell the Federal Railroad Administration with its blocked crossing reporter. FRA uses the reports only to track where crossings are blocked and what that causes.

If someone needs help right away, call 911. How to report a blocked crossing

Source: Federal Railroad Administration crossing inventory and reported highway-rail incidents. Sources and dates