How many public crossings does BNSF Railway Company report in Iowa?
The FRA inventory of lists 507 public railroad crossings in Iowa with BNSF Railway Company as the reporting railroad.
- Public crossings
- 507
- Public crossings with identified warning devices
- 501
- Public crossings reported with gates
- 47%
- Most trains a day reported
- 58
- Reported incidents at public crossings since 2016
- 39
- Gate share compared with the state
- 17 percentage points higher
Where are these public crossings?
Browse the listThe map shows the available locations on this page. Area shading may include crossings outside this group.
Gates are reported at 47% of these crossings.
- Gates24047%
- Flashing lights without reported gates428%
- Signs without reported gates or lights21943%
- Other or not reported61%
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.
- W Valley AveShenandoah1,655 vehicles a day1978 road count
- W Ferguson RdShenandoah2,630 vehicles a day2024 road count
- A AveShenandoah110 vehicles a day2012 road count
- County RoadShenandoah40 vehicles a day2008 road count
- B AveEssex40 vehicles a day2008 road count
- County Rd SouthstEssex25 vehicles a day2000 road count
- Brlngtn St Cord HEssex430 vehicles a day2012 road count
- North StEssex45 vehicles a day1984 road count
- Missouri AveKeokuk460 vehicles a day2014 road count
- Hilton RdKeokuk750 vehicles a day2014 road count
- Johnson StKeokuk1,620 vehicles a day2014 road count
- Carbide LnKeokuk3,110 vehicles a day2014 road count
- 18th StreetSioux City2,910 vehicles a day2015 road count
- 11th StreetSioux City4,060 vehicles a day2015 road count
- 7th StreetSioux City1,280 vehicles a day2015 road count
- 6th StreetSioux City9,500 vehicles a day2015 road count
- Division StSioux City950 vehicles a day1999 road count
- 3rd StSioux City6,600 vehicles a day2015 road count
- 3rd StSioux City1,800 vehicles a day2015 road count
- Steuben StSioux City1,420 vehicles a day2015 road count
- Steuben StSioux City1,420 vehicles a day2015 road count
- Dace AveSioux City9,900 vehicles a day2015 road count
- County RoadCoburg30 vehicles a day2012 road count
- County RoadCoburg130 vehicles a day2016 road count
- SheridanCoburg25 vehicles a day2008 road count
- County RoadCoburg60 vehicles a day2016 road count
- Coolbaugh StRed Oak750 vehicles a day2016 road count
- Oak StRed Oak2,200 vehicles a day2016 road count
- US Hwy 34Red Oak4,430 vehicles a day2016 road count
- E Ayers StOsceola840 vehicles a day2016 road count
- East McKinley StOsceola380 vehicles a day1992 road count
- East Shaw StOsceola110 vehicles a day2008 road count
- Town Line RoadOsceola610 vehicles a day2016 road count
- Lincoln AvePacific Jctn1,090 vehicles a day2012 road count
- South Expressway StreetCouncil Bluffs12,700 vehicles a day2008 road count
- 32nd AveCouncil Bluffs3,780 vehicles a day2012 road count
- So 8thCouncil Bluffs647 vehicles a day1989 road count
- S-7thCouncil Bluffs6,000 vehicles a day2022 road count
- So6th StCouncil Bluffs1,220 vehicles a day1989 road count
- S 16th StCouncil Bluffs4,250 vehicles a day2012 road count
- 17th StCouncil Bluffs853 vehicles a day1998 road count
- South 17th StCouncil Bluffs853 vehicles a day1998 road count
- Terminal DrSioux City500 vehicles a day1975 road count
- 4th StreetSioux City4,510 vehicles a day2011 road count
- 4th StSioux City4,510 vehicles a day2011 road count
- Unnamed St 8-t72-r25Osceola280 vehicles a day2016 road count
- AirportEssexNo road count has been reported.
- Carbide LnKeokuk2,210 vehicles a day2014 road count
- Main StBayard280 vehicles a day2004 road count
- First AveBayard500 vehicles a day2012 road count
Report a blocked crossing
Call the number on the blue sign at the crossing first. The sign names the railroad and gives the crossing number.
BNSF's line for a train blocking a crossing: 1-800-832-5452. Choose option 3 when the call answers.
Contact details on BNSF's website
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.
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