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.
- SecondKnoxville1,190 vehicles a day1994 road count
- ThirdKnoxville90 vehicles a day2014 road count
- E MarionKnoxville125 vehicles a day1979 road count
- IA 5Albia3,870 vehicles a day2024 road count
- C AveAlbia20 vehicles a day2018 road count
- LincolnKnoxville8,700 vehicles a day2024 road count
- McKinleyKnoxville480 vehicles a day1994 road count
- ShermanKnoxville75 vehicles a day1988 road count
- Grant StKnoxville910 vehicles a day2014 road count
- KentKnoxville870 vehicles a day2014 road count
- Yellow Pole RoadCouncil Bluffs120 vehicles a day2020 road count
- County RoadAlbia440 vehicles a day2002 road count
- 640th AvenueAlbia122 vehicles a day2018 road count
- County RoadAlbia250 vehicles a day2010 road count
- County RoadLovilia10 vehicles a day2010 road count
- County RoadLovilia45 vehicles a day2014 road count
- County RoadLovilia20 vehicles a day2010 road count
- County RoadLovilia10 vehicles a day2010 road count
- East 14th StLovilia100 vehicles a day2010 road count
- E19thcounty H16Lovilia190 vehicles a day2014 road count
- East 22nd StLovilia289 vehicles a day1998 road count
- County RoadLovilia90 vehicles a day2010 road count
- Main StHarvey257 vehicles a day2018 road count
- 216th PlaceHarvey125 vehicles a day2014 road count
- Hwy T 17Harvey2,579 vehicles a day2018 road count
- County RdHarvey60 vehicles a day2014 road count
- County RoadKnoxville15 vehicles a day2014 road count
- County RoadKnoxville1,110 vehicles a day2014 road count
- County RoadKnoxville10 vehicles a day2014 road count
- County RoadKnoxville70 vehicles a day2014 road count
- County RoadKnoxville10 vehicles a day2014 road count
- County RoadPleasantville35 vehicles a day2014 road count
- County RoadPleasantville35 vehicles a day2014 road count
- County RoadPleasantville1,180 vehicles a day2014 road count
- State StreetPleasantville370 vehicles a day2014 road count
- County RoadPleasantville80 vehicles a day2014 road count
- County RoadPleasantville70 vehicles a day2014 road count
- Mall DrCouncil Bluffs2,920 vehicles a day2004 road count
- West StManning690 vehicles a day2000 road count
- 380th StAspinwall310 vehicles a day2012 road count
- State Hwy NewManilla1,600 vehicles a day2024 road count
- John StManilla180 vehicles a day2008 road count
- X AveManilla60 vehicles a day2012 road count
- 310th RoadManilla45 vehicles a day2012 road count
- 300th RoadManilla45 vehicles a day2012 road count
- County RoadDefiance70 vehicles a day2012 road count
- County RoadDefiance30 vehicles a day2012 road count
- County RoadDefiance60 vehicles a day2012 road count
- Linden RdDefiance70 vehicles a day2012 road count
- 2300th RoadDefiance90 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