How many public crossings does BNSF Railway Company report in Minnesota?
The FRA inventory of lists 1,361 public railroad crossings in Minnesota with BNSF Railway Company as the reporting railroad.
- Public crossings
- 1,361
- Public crossings with identified warning devices
- 1,337
- Public crossings reported with gates
- 40%
- Most trains a day reported
- 32
- Reported incidents at public crossings since 2016
- 109
- Gate share compared with the state
- 6 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 40% of these crossings.
- Gates54340%
- Flashing lights without reported gates413%
- Signs without reported gates or lights75355%
- Other or not reported242%
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.
- PedestrianSt CloudNo road count has been reported.
- 60th AveRandall54 vehicles a day2012 road count
- Osborne Rd NEFridley5,955 vehicles a day2019 road count
- 77th Way NEFridley2,435 vehicles a day2019 road count
- 85th Ave NWCoon Rapids7,570 vehicles a day2019 road count
- Csah 9Aldrich261 vehicles a day2019 road count
- Todd Line RdAldrich76 vehicles a day2012 road count
- 2nd StAldrich448 vehicles a day2021 road count
- 185th AveVerndale23 vehicles a day2021 road count
- Farwell StVerndale561 vehicles a day2021 road count
- Brown StVerndale1,440 vehicles a day2021 road count
- 151st AveVerndale34 vehicles a day2012 road count
- 141st AvenueWadena86 vehicles a day2012 road count
- Oink Joint RdWadena37 vehicles a day2012 road count
- 1st St SEWadena1,397 vehicles a day2021 road count
- Jefferson StWadena8,175 vehicles a day2022 road count
- 2nd St SWWadena4,040 vehicles a day2021 road count
- Csah 75Wadena1,300 vehicles a day2019 road count
- 620th AveBluffton27 vehicles a day2012 road count
- Breuer DrBluffton14 vehicles a day2012 road count
- County Road 143Bluffton136 vehicles a day2019 road count
- 570th AveBluffton67 vehicles a day2022 road count
- Th 106New York Mills1,069 vehicles a day2019 road count
- 550th AveNew York Mills146 vehicles a day2012 road count
- CR-135New York Mills412 vehicles a day2019 road count
- Main StNew York Mills2,300 vehicles a day2019 road count
- Walker AveNew York Mills416 vehicles a day2012 road count
- S Boardman AveNew York Mills416 vehicles a day2012 road count
- E Diamond RdNew York Mills54 vehicles a day2012 road count
- 185th AveNew York Mills52 vehicles a day2012 road count
- Haberman RdNew York Mills18 vehicles a day2012 road count
- Minnesota StPerham159 vehicles a day2012 road count
- Township RoadPerham79 vehicles a day2012 road count
- 2nd Ave NEPerham416 vehicles a day2012 road count
- 1st Ave NEPerham5,332 vehicles a day2019 road count
- 6th Ave NWPerham416 vehicles a day2012 road count
- 425th AvePerham88 vehicles a day2012 road count
- 460th StPerham16 vehicles a day2012 road count
- 475th StPerham11 vehicles a day2012 road count
- Csah 60Perham574 vehicles a day2019 road count
- 495th StFrazee43 vehicles a day2012 road count
- 505th StFrazee64 vehicles a day2012 road count
- Lake St NFrazee4,183 vehicles a day2019 road count
- 5th St WFrazee1,829 vehicles a day2019 road count
- Township RoadFrazee3 vehicles a day2012 road count
- Indy 500th RdFrazee39 vehicles a day2012 road count
- Mchugh RdDetroit Lakes23 vehicles a day2012 road count
- Mchugh RdDetroit Lakes187 vehicles a day2012 road count
- 230th AveDetroit Lakes103 vehicles a day2012 road count
- 4th StAudubon3,049 vehicles a day2019 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