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. Keyser RdElmwoodID 072532BSigns only1 train a day
    10 vehicles a day2022 road count
  2. Layne StEdwardsID 072534PSigns only1 train a day
    75 vehicles a day2022 road count
  3. N Caterpillar RdEdwardsID 072535WSigns only1 train a day
    75 vehicles a day2022 road count
  4. Henderson RdKnoxvilleID 072652SGates1 train a day
    4,350 vehicles a day2022 road count
  5. Market StKnoxvilleID 072653YGates1 train a day
    350 vehicles a day2022 road count
  6. Hebbard StKnoxvilleID 072654FGates1 train a day
    275 vehicles a day2022 road count
  7. Line StKnoxvilleID 072655MGates1 train a day
    225 vehicles a day2022 road count
  8. Carr StKnoxvilleID 072656UGates1 train a day
    250 vehicles a day2022 road count
  9. Knox Twp RoadKnoxvilleID 072657BSigns only1 train a day
    25 vehicles a day2022 road count
  10. Ill Hwy97KnoxvilleID 072658HOther or not reported1 train a day
    2,600 vehicles a day2023 road count
  11. Co Rd 12GilsonID 072659POther or not reported1 train a day
    225 vehicles a day2022 road count
  12. Harding StGilsonID 072660JGates1 train a day
    200 vehicles a day2022 road count
  13. First StMaquonID 072661RSigns only1 train a day
    100 vehicles a day2022 road count
  14. Knox Highway 22Yates CityID 072663EGates1 train a day
    125 vehicles a day2022 road count
  15. Kent StYates CityID 072664LGates1 train a day
    75 vehicles a day2022 road count
  16. Marietta StYates CityID 072665TGates1 train a day
    100 vehicles a day2022 road count
  17. Union StYates CityID 072667GGates1 train a day
    200 vehicles a day2022 road count
  18. Dixon StYates CityID 072670POther or not reported1 train a day
    250 vehicles a day2022 road count
  19. Knox Road 2300 EYates CityID 072671WGates1 train a day
    500 vehicles a day2022 road count
  20. KnoxElmwoodID 072672DSigns only1 train a day
    10 vehicles a day2022 road count
  21. Locust StElmwoodID 072673KOther or not reported1 train a day
    75 vehicles a day2022 road count
  22. Walnut StElmwoodID 072675YOther or not reported1 train a day
    75 vehicles a day2022 road count
  23. AltheaElmwoodID 072677MOther or not reported1 train a day
    225 vehicles a day2022 road count
  24. Lilac StElmwoodID 072678UOther or not reported1 train a day
    575 vehicles a day2022 road count
  25. Rose StElmwoodID 072679BOther or not reported1 train a day
    125 vehicles a day2022 road count
  26. Knox Hwy 10KnoxvilleID 072948ROther or not reported1 train a day
    2,250 vehicles a day2022 road count
  27. Lafayette AveJacksonvilleID 078482VSigns only1 train a day
    700 vehicles a day2024 road count
  28. BrownJacksonvilleID 078484JSigns only1 train a day
    275 vehicles a day2024 road count
  29. N Clay AvenueJacksonvilleID 078487ESigns only1 train a day
    3,650 vehicles a day2024 road count
  30. Kramm RdEdwardsID 094076PSigns only1 train a day
    225 vehicles a day2022 road count
  31. Co Hwy 21GilsonID 097968YGates1 train a day
    150 vehicles a day2022 road count
  32. 750 NMaquonID 097969FSigns only1 train a day
    50 vehicles a day2022 road count
  33. 1400 EGilsonID 097970ASigns only1 train a day
    25 vehicles a day2022 road count
  34. Knox Road 2000 EYates CityID 097975JSigns only1 train a day
    25 vehicles a day2022 road count
  35. Douglas RdYates CityID 097978EGates1 train a day
    125 vehicles a day2022 road count
  36. Rock Hill RdElmwoodID 097985PSigns only1 train a day
    100 vehicles a day2022 road count
  37. N McClellan RdElmwoodID 097986WGates1 train a day
    250 vehicles a day2017 road count
  38. Dog Town LaneElmwoodID 098331KSigns only1 train a day
    200 vehicles a day2017 road count
  39. Knox Road 1800 EMaquonID 098334FSigns only1 train a day
    25 vehicles a day2022 road count
  40. Co RdGilsonID 098335MSigns only1 train a day
    25 vehicles a day2022 road count
  41. 1420 NKnoxvilleID 098369GSigns only1 train a day
    75 vehicles a day2022 road count
  42. Wolf Covered BrKnoxvilleID 098374DSigns only1 train a day
    350 vehicles a day2022 road count
  43. Swan AvCentraliaID 098415FSigns only1 train a day
    675 vehicles a day2022 road count
  44. Swan AvCentraliaID 098416MSigns only1 train a day
    675 vehicles a day2022 road count
  45. N Kickapoo-edwards RdEdwardsID 098428GGates1 train a day
    3,300 vehicles a day2022 road count
  46. S Lincoln StreetLitchfieldID 541992YSigns only1 train a day
    175 vehicles a day2020 road count
  47. 41st StBarstowID 930360POther or not reported1 train a day
    No road count has been reported.
  48. Faxon RoadPlanoID 967657BGates1 train a day
    650 vehicles a day2019 road count
  49. S Leavitt StreetChicagoID 004219PSigns only0 trains a day
    1,050 vehicles a day2010 road count
  50. Lemont RoadLemontID 004350FOther or not reported0 trains a day
    21,700 vehicles a day2024 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