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.
- Northwestern AveChariton340 vehicles a day2014 road count
- Co Rd H40Chariton70 vehicles a day2014 road count
- 255th AveRussell70 vehicles a day2014 road count
- Water Tower RdRussell45 vehicles a day2014 road count
- 270th AveRussell20 vehicles a day2014 road count
- Co Rd H40Russell50 vehicles a day2014 road count
- Co Rd S50Russell100 vehicles a day2014 road count
- Prairie StRussell1,040 vehicles a day2014 road count
- Highland StRussell260 vehicles a day2010 road count
- 300th AveRussell110 vehicles a day2014 road count
- Co RdRussell25 vehicles a day2014 road count
- Co Rd S63Melrose60 vehicles a day2014 road count
- Iris StMt Pleasant2,490 vehicles a day2014 road count
- Marsh AveMt Pleasant150 vehicles a day2014 road count
- Prairie Grove RdMiddletown230 vehicles a day2014 road count
- Oasis AveNew London60 vehicles a day2014 road count
- Racine AveNew London1,583 vehicles a day2024 road count
- 145th StDanville70 vehicles a day2014 road count
- Jimtown RdDanville50 vehicles a day2014 road count
- 210th AveDanville10 vehicles a day2014 road count
- 24th AveDanville10 vehicles a day2014 road count
- Roosevelt StDanville70 vehicles a day2014 road count
- 180th AveMiddletown80 vehicles a day2014 road count
- 155th AveWest Burlington50 vehicles a day2014 road count
- Oakberry AveNew London15 vehicles a day2014 road count
- Nebraska AveNew London110 vehicles a day2014 road count
- 667th AveAlbia5 vehicles a day2010 road count
- 672nd AveAlbia35 vehicles a day2010 road count
- 677th AveAlbia15 vehicles a day2010 road count
- Co Rd T59 / T61Chillicothe1,100 vehicles a day2014 road count
- Co Rd 225Chillicothe70 vehicles a day2014 road count
- S Vine StOttumwa1,268 vehicles a day2019 road count
- Pine AveFairfield25 vehicles a day2010 road count
- Quince AveFairfield35 vehicles a day2010 road count
- Redwood AveFairfield35 vehicles a day2010 road count
- 205th StFairfield20 vehicles a day2010 road count
- 23rd StFairfield750 vehicles a day2018 road count
- Co Rd T19Melrose90 vehicles a day2010 road count
- Division StLucas380 vehicles a day2014 road count
- Halland AveStanton860 vehicles a day2012 road count
- 6th AvePrescott320 vehicles a day2012 road count
- Orange AvePrescott45 vehicles a day2016 road count
- Mulberry AveCorning5 vehicles a day2016 road count
- Loomis StCorning870 vehicles a day2016 road count
- Gingko AveCorning180 vehicles a day2016 road count
- Fig AveCorning5 vehicles a day2016 road count
- Chestnut AveNodaway25 vehicles a day2016 road count
- Co RdVillisca130 vehicles a day2016 road count
- S 7th AveVillisca190 vehicles a day2012 road count
- PedestrianFairfieldNo road count has been reported.
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.
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