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?

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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.

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  1. 5th StArgyleID 081401WSigns only2 trains a day
    416 vehicles a day2012 road count
  2. 320th St NWArgyleID 081402DGates2 trains a day
    600 vehicles a day2021 road count
  3. 330th St NWArgyleID 081404SSigns only2 trains a day
    52 vehicles a day2012 road count
  4. 340th St NWArgyleID 081406FSigns only2 trains a day
    34 vehicles a day2012 road count
  5. 350th St NWArgyleID 081408USigns only2 trains a day
    18 vehicles a day2012 road count
  6. 360th St NWStephenID 081410VSigns only2 trains a day
    7 vehicles a day2012 road count
  7. 370th St NWStephenID 081411CGates2 trains a day
    22 vehicles a day2012 road count
  8. 380th St NWStephenID 081412JSigns only2 trains a day
    65 vehicles a day2022 road count
  9. 390th St NWStephenID 081413RSigns only2 trains a day
    134 vehicles a day2022 road count
  10. 3rd StStephenID 081414XGates2 trains a day
    416 vehicles a day2012 road count
  11. 5th StStephenID 081415EGates2 trains a day
    1,104 vehicles a day2021 road count
  12. 400th St NWStephenID 081416LGates2 trains a day
    887 vehicles a day2021 road count
  13. 420th St NWStephenID 081419GSigns only2 trains a day
    4 vehicles a day2012 road count
  14. 430th St NWStephenID 081421HSigns only2 trains a day
    49 vehicles a day2012 road count
  15. 440th St NWStephenID 081422PSigns only2 trains a day
    59 vehicles a day2012 road count
  16. 450th St NWStephenID 081423WSigns only2 trains a day
    27 vehicles a day2022 road count
  17. 460th St NWDonaldsonID 081425KSigns only2 trains a day
    33 vehicles a day2022 road count
  18. Commercial StDonaldsonID 081430GGates2 trains a day
    1,417 vehicles a day2021 road count
  19. 140th StDonaldsonID 081434JSigns only2 trains a day
    35 vehicles a day2021 road count
  20. 150th StKennedyID 081435RSigns only2 trains a day
    64 vehicles a day2022 road count
  21. 160th StKennedyID 081438LSigns only2 trains a day
    31 vehicles a day2022 road count
  22. Unnamed RdKennedyID 081439TSigns only2 trains a day
    416 vehicles a day2012 road count
  23. W 5th StKennedyID 081592JFlashing lights2 trains a day
    416 vehicles a day2012 road count
  24. W Highway 7KennedyID 081593RGates2 trains a day
    523 vehicles a day2021 road count
  25. 180th StKennedyID 081594XSigns only2 trains a day
    13 vehicles a day2012 road count
  26. 190th StKennedyID 081596LSigns only2 trains a day
    7 vehicles a day2012 road count
  27. 200th StKennedyID 081598ASigns only2 trains a day
    3 vehicles a day2012 road count
  28. 220th StHallockID 081600YSigns only2 trains a day
    25 vehicles a day2019 road count
  29. 230th StHallockID 081601FSigns only2 trains a day
    5 vehicles a day2011 road count
  30. 240th StHallockID 081603USigns only2 trains a day
    36 vehicles a day2021 road count
  31. T-654HallockID 081604BSigns only2 trains a day
    62 vehicles a day2022 road count
  32. 250th StHallockID 081605HSigns only2 trains a day
    312 vehicles a day2021 road count
  33. 4th St SHallockID 081607WSigns only2 trains a day
    144 vehicles a day2021 road count
  34. 89th AveMaple GroveID 085877JSigns only2 trains a day
    631 vehicles a day2012 road count
  35. 91st AveMaple GroveID 085939ESigns only2 trains a day
    824 vehicles a day2012 road count
  36. 83rd AveMaple GroveID 086429ESigns only2 trains a day
    824 vehicles a day2012 road count
  37. Evergreen RdDeer RiverID 086532SSigns only2 trains a day
    9 vehicles a day2022 road count
  38. N Pokegama AveGrand RapidsID 097678RGates2 trains a day
    16,400 vehicles a day2019 road count
  39. CR 258Grand RapidsID 097695GOther or not reported2 trains a day
    80 vehicles a day1988 road count
  40. Csah 11Deer RiverID 097705KGates2 trains a day
    803 vehicles a day2019 road count
  41. 4th St SEDeer RiverID 097707YSigns only2 trains a day
    1,866 vehicles a day2022 road count
  42. 2nd St SEDeer RiverID 097708FGates2 trains a day
    416 vehicles a day2012 road count
  43. Csah 63Grand RapidsID 097710GGates2 trains a day
    5,100 vehicles a day2019 road count
  44. CR-139Deer RiverID 097713CSigns only2 trains a day
    126 vehicles a day2021 road count
  45. Basswood RdDeer RiverID 097714JSigns only2 trains a day
    87 vehicles a day2022 road count
  46. Cedar RdDeer RiverID 097715RSigns only2 trains a day
    47 vehicles a day2022 road count
  47. Great Lakes RdDeer RiverID 097716XSigns only2 trains a day
    128 vehicles a day2022 road count
  48. Csah 18Deer RiverID 097720MSigns only2 trains a day
    337 vehicles a day2021 road count
  49. CR-137Deer RiverID 097722BGates2 trains a day
    60 vehicles a day2021 road count
  50. CR-137Deer RiverID 097723HSigns only2 trains a day
    93 vehicles a day2021 road count

Report a blocked crossing

  1. Call the number on the blue sign at the crossing first. The sign names the railroad and gives the crossing number.

  2. 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.

  3. 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