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. Webster SteetMontgomeryID 079571RGates22 trains a day
    5,000 vehicles a day2023 road count
  2. E 23rd RdSomonaukID 079613AGates22 trains a day
    250 vehicles a day2020 road count
  3. E 11th RdEarlvilleID 079631XGates22 trains a day
    25 vehicles a day2016 road count
  4. Lawndale AveMcCookID 004322CGates20 trains a day
    3,600 vehicles a day2022 road count
  5. Mulberry StGalesburgID 062982VGates20 trains a day
    475 vehicles a day2022 road count
  6. Main StGladstoneID 063100DGates20 trains a day
    1,900 vehicles a day2023 road count
  7. E 5th RdMendotaID 079637NGates20 trains a day
    450 vehicles a day2020 road count
  8. E 4th RdMendotaID 079638VGates20 trains a day
    225 vehicles a day2020 road count
  9. 8th StMendotaID 079641DGates20 trains a day
    1,300 vehicles a day2020 road count
  10. 6th StMendotaID 079643SGates20 trains a day
    3,250 vehicles a day2023 road count
  11. 5th StMendotaID 079645FGates20 trains a day
    675 vehicles a day2020 road count
  12. 9th AveMendotaID 079646MGates20 trains a day
    550 vehicles a day2020 road count
  13. E 50th RdMendotaID 079648BGates20 trains a day
    100 vehicles a day2020 road count
  14. Knox Tr 221aMendotaID 079649HGates20 trains a day
    100 vehicles a day2020 road count
  15. Co Rd 2500nArlingtonID 079651JGates20 trains a day
    50 vehicles a day2020 road count
  16. Clarion RdArlingtonID 079652RGates20 trains a day
    50 vehicles a day2020 road count
  17. Co Rd 2400nArlingtonID 079654EGates20 trains a day
    25 vehicles a day2020 road count
  18. Co Rd 2300nArlingtonID 079658GGates20 trains a day
    50 vehicles a day2020 road count
  19. E Clinton StArlingtonID 079659NGates20 trains a day
    50 vehicles a day2020 road count
  20. Main StArlingtonID 079660HGates20 trains a day
    1,500 vehicles a day2023 road count
  21. Co Rd 2950eMaldenID 079662WGates20 trains a day
    100 vehicles a day2020 road count
  22. Co Rd 2100nMaldenID 079664KGates20 trains a day
    25 vehicles a day2010 road count
  23. Co Rd 2050nMaldenID 079665SGates20 trains a day
    75 vehicles a day2020 road count
  24. Co Rd 33MaldenID 079668MGates20 trains a day
    400 vehicles a day2020 road count
  25. East StMaldenID 079670NGates20 trains a day
    150 vehicles a day2020 road count
  26. Cherry StMaldenID 079673JGates20 trains a day
    150 vehicles a day2020 road count
  27. Co Rd 27MaldenID 079676EGates20 trains a day
    375 vehicles a day2020 road count
  28. Co Rd 1800nPrincetonID 079678TGates20 trains a day
    200 vehicles a day2020 road count
  29. N Euclid AvePrincetonID 079685DGates20 trains a day
    1,650 vehicles a day2020 road count
  30. N Main StPrincetonID 079687SGates20 trains a day
    8,800 vehicles a day2023 road count
  31. W Railroad AvePrincetonID 079690AGates20 trains a day
    1,450 vehicles a day2020 road count
  32. Epperson RdPrincetonID 079692NGates20 trains a day
    700 vehicles a day2020 road count
  33. 1750th St EPrincetonID 079693VOther or not reported20 trains a day
    25 vehicles a day1985 road count
  34. Co Rd 1600nWyanetID 079695JGates20 trains a day
    325 vehicles a day2020 road count
  35. Co Rd 1600eWyanetID 079696RGates20 trains a day
    450 vehicles a day2020 road count
  36. Main StWyanetID 079699LGates20 trains a day
    3,450 vehicles a day2023 road count
  37. S Locust StWyanetID 079700DGates20 trains a day
    450 vehicles a day2020 road count
  38. Co Rd 1200eBudaID 079704FGates20 trains a day
    50 vehicles a day2012 road count
  39. Co Rd 1300nBudaID 079708HGates20 trains a day
    50 vehicles a day2020 road count
  40. Co Rd 9GalesburgID 079797CGates20 trains a day
    1,600 vehicles a day2022 road count
  41. Mill RdBristolID 079578NGates19 trains a day
    5,650 vehicles a day2026 road count
  42. Kennedy RdBristolID 079579VGates19 trains a day
    7,450 vehicles a day2026 road count
  43. Cannonball TrailBristolID 079580PGates19 trains a day
    3,200 vehicles a day2024 road count
  44. W Beecher RdBristolID 079584SGates19 trains a day
    200 vehicles a day2024 road count
  45. Eldamain RdPlanoID 079586FGates19 trains a day
    8,100 vehicles a day2024 road count
  46. Needham RdPlanoID 079588UGates19 trains a day
    900 vehicles a day2024 road count
  47. S Lew StPlanoID 079589BGates19 trains a day
    2,900 vehicles a day2024 road count
  48. Hale StPlanoID 079590VGates19 trains a day
    3,100 vehicles a day2024 road count
  49. Center StPlanoID 079591CGates19 trains a day
    2,200 vehicles a day2024 road count
  50. West StPlanoID 079593RGates19 trains a day
    475 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