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. Elizabeth StStronghurstID 004727EGates54 trains a day
    350 vehicles a day2021 road count
  2. Co Rd 7StronghurstID 004729TGates54 trains a day
    1,100 vehicles a day2021 road count
  3. 1200 EStronghurstID 004731UGates54 trains a day
    50 vehicles a day2021 road count
  4. Ted Rodeffer RdLomaxID 004732BGates54 trains a day
    125 vehicles a day2021 road count
  5. 775 ELomaxID 004736DGates54 trains a day
    25 vehicles a day2021 road count
  6. Il SH 522LomaxID 004740TGates54 trains a day
    2,000 vehicles a day2021 road count
  7. Main StLomaxID 004741AGates54 trains a day
    100 vehicles a day2021 road count
  8. Twp Rd 12LomaxID 004742GSigns only54 trains a day
    25 vehicles a day2021 road count
  9. Twp Rd 209LomaxID 004745CGates54 trains a day
    25 vehicles a day2021 road count
  10. 1st StDallas CityID 004749EGates54 trains a day
    100 vehicles a day2021 road count
  11. Osage StDallas CityID 004751FGates54 trains a day
    125 vehicles a day2021 road count
  12. Oak StDallas CityID 004752MGates54 trains a day
    250 vehicles a day2023 road count
  13. Pine StDallas CityID 004754BGates54 trains a day
    50 vehicles a day2023 road count
  14. Sycamore StDallas CityID 004755HGates54 trains a day
    175 vehicles a day2023 road count
  15. Spruce StDallas CityID 004756PGates54 trains a day
    100 vehicles a day2023 road count
  16. Mercer StPontoosucID 004757WGates54 trains a day
    200 vehicles a day2023 road count
  17. Apple River RdNiotaID 004763AGates54 trains a day
    125 vehicles a day2023 road count
  18. Twp Rd 54ChillicotheID 004550PGates52 trains a day
    50 vehicles a day2024 road count
  19. Il SH 26ChillicotheID 004552DGates52 trains a day
    2,350 vehicles a day2023 road count
  20. Knox RdWilliamsfieldID 004623XGates52 trains a day
    75 vehicles a day2022 road count
  21. 200th AveGalesburgID 004683GGates52 trains a day
    25 vehicles a day2016 road count
  22. N 17th RdKinsmanID 004454MGates50 trains a day
    525 vehicles a day2020 road count
  23. Blodgett Road OldElwoodID 004389JGates44 trains a day
    12,300 vehicles a day2023 road count
  24. N River RdElwoodID 004395MGates44 trains a day
    375 vehicles a day2023 road count
  25. Bridge StStreatorID 004482RGates44 trains a day
    1,100 vehicles a day2020 road count
  26. PedestrianStreatorID 004483XOther or not reported44 trains a day
    No road count has been reported.
  27. Lundy StStreatorID 004485LGates44 trains a day
    950 vehicles a day2020 road count
  28. James StStreatorID 004486TGates44 trains a day
    450 vehicles a day2020 road count
  29. 12th StStreatorID 004487AGates44 trains a day
    2,400 vehicles a day2019 road count
  30. Livingston RdStreatorID 004488GGates44 trains a day
    1,600 vehicles a day2023 road count
  31. Cemetary RdStreatorID 004495SSigns only44 trains a day
    25 vehicles a day2023 road count
  32. E 3050th Rd NStreatorID 004496YGates44 trains a day
    100 vehicles a day2023 road count
  33. N 379 E RdStreatorID 004497FGates44 trains a day
    20 vehicles a day2023 road count
  34. Twp Rd 35StreatorID 004500LGates44 trains a day
    50 vehicles a day2023 road count
  35. Locust StStreatorID 004502AGates44 trains a day
    575 vehicles a day2023 road count
  36. N 200 E RdLong PointID 004504NGates44 trains a day
    50 vehicles a day2023 road count
  37. N 100 E RdLong PointID 004506CGates44 trains a day
    75 vehicles a day2023 road count
  38. E 12th RdLong PointID 004509XGates44 trains a day
    25 vehicles a day2023 road count
  39. E 11th RdDanaID 004510SGates44 trains a day
    325 vehicles a day2020 road count
  40. Co Rd 7DanaID 004512FGates44 trains a day
    50 vehicles a day2020 road count
  41. E 7th StRutlandID 004515BGates44 trains a day
    10 vehicles a day2016 road count
  42. 3000 E RdTolucaID 004519DGates44 trains a day
    100 vehicles a day2024 road count
  43. CR 2900 ETolucaID 004520XGates44 trains a day
    25 vehicles a day2024 road count
  44. Twp Rd 142aTolucaID 004522LGates44 trains a day
    25 vehicles a day2024 road count
  45. Walnut StTolucaID 004524AGates44 trains a day
    775 vehicles a day2024 road count
  46. Wilburn RdWashburnID 004544LGates44 trains a day
    25 vehicles a day2024 road count
  47. Benedict StChillicotheID 004582VGates44 trains a day
    425 vehicles a day2022 road count
  48. N Blue Ridge RdChillicotheID 004583CGates44 trains a day
    650 vehicles a day2022 road count
  49. Centerville RdEdelsteinID 004589TGates44 trains a day
    50 vehicles a day2022 road count
  50. Hakes RdEdelsteinID 004591UGates44 trains a day
    75 vehicles a day2022 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