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.
- Goldfinch AveDoon35 vehicles a day2011 road count
- D - StAlbia870 vehicles a day2010 road count
- 3rd StAlbia750 vehicles a day2014 road count
- N 8th StAlbia750 vehicles a day2014 road count
- 700th AveAlbia15 vehicles a day2010 road count
- 695th AveAlbia25 vehicles a day2010 road count
- County RoadHinton1,490 vehicles a day2015 road count
- Main StHinton1,710 vehicles a day2015 road count
- Jasmine RdHinton5 vehicles a day2011 road count
- 1st StMerrill12,200 vehicles a day2015 road count
- Main StMerrill1,010 vehicles a day2015 road count
- Calhoun StMerrill289 vehicles a day1998 road count
- County RoaMerrill1,090 vehicles a day2015 road count
- 200th StLe Mars70 vehicles a day2011 road count
- 180th StLe Mars2,890 vehicles a day2024 road count
- 7th St NWSioux Center3,660 vehicles a day2015 road count
- 380th StSioux Center710 vehicles a day2015 road count
- 370th StSioux Center190 vehicles a day2015 road count
- County RoadSioux Center1,333 vehicles a day2024 road count
- 350th StSioux Center80 vehicles a day2011 road count
- County RoadHull60 vehicles a day2015 road count
- 330th StHull20 vehicles a day2011 road count
- 320th StHull160 vehicles a day2011 road count
- 300th StHull45 vehicles a day2011 road count
- 290th StHull35 vehicles a day2015 road count
- 46th StSioux City1,895 vehicles a day2023 road count
- Grant StSioux City184 vehicles a day2023 road count
- 41st StSioux City935 vehicles a day2023 road count
- 31st StreetSioux City580 vehicles a day2015 road count
- Main StMontrose240 vehicles a day2002 road count
- ChestnutMontrose1,013 vehicles a day1998 road count
- Pub XingHinton80 vehicles a day2015 road count
- County RoadLester80 vehicles a day2015 road count
- County RoadLester50 vehicles a day2015 road count
- County RoadLester110 vehicles a day2015 road count
- Clinton StLester1,160 vehicles a day2015 road count
- 160th StLester45 vehicles a day2015 road count
- 170th StLester110 vehicles a day2015 road count
- County RoadLester530 vehicles a day2015 road count
- 190th StAlvord25 vehicles a day2015 road count
- 200th StAlvord30 vehicles a day2015 road count
- 210th StAlvord1,000 vehicles a day2015 road count
- 3rd StreetAlvord320 vehicles a day2015 road count
- 220th StAlvord50 vehicles a day2015 road count
- County RoadAlvord520 vehicles a day2015 road count
- 230th StAlvord15 vehicles a day2015 road count
- County RoadDoon60 vehicles a day2015 road count
- DoonDoon1,150 vehicles a day2015 road count
- 165th StLe Mars80 vehicles a day2011 road count
- Keystone AveLe Mars40 vehicles a day2011 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.
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