How many public crossings does BNSF Railway Company report in Montana?
The FRA inventory of lists 1,098 public railroad crossings in Montana with BNSF Railway Company as the reporting railroad.
- Public crossings
- 1,098
- Public crossings with identified warning devices
- 1,079
- Public crossings reported with gates
- 33%
- Most trains a day reported
- 49
- Reported incidents at public crossings since 2016
- 100
- Gate share compared with the state
- 5 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 33% of these crossings.
- Gates35833%
- Flashing lights without reported gates938%
- Signs without reported gates or lights62857%
- Other or not reported192%
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.
- Choteau SE 64miChoteau21 vehicles a day2014 road count
- Choteau SE 3miChoteau15 vehicles a day2023 road count
- W ParkmontButte56 vehicles a day2018 road count
- Motor View RdButte1,557 vehicles a day2018 road count
- 4 MileButte1,457 vehicles a day2018 road count
- MeadowlarkButte772 vehicles a day2018 road count
- Holmes AveButte1,704 vehicles a day2018 road count
- Clinton StButte481 vehicles a day2018 road count
- Chula AveButte554 vehicles a day2018 road count
- GreenwoodButte572 vehicles a day2018 road count
- Montana StButte3,902 vehicles a day2019 road count
- Gabel RdBillings7,866 vehicles a day2024 road count
- S 29th St W-boisecascdBillings2,806 vehicles a day2024 road count
- Lockwood RdBillings1,868 vehicles a day2024 road count
- Pratten St MT-78Columbus7,619 vehicles a day2024 road count
- Pratten St MT-78Columbus7,619 vehicles a day2024 road count
- Grant Creek RdMissoula4,510 vehicles a day2024 road count
- Hwy 10 WLivingston5,506 vehicles a day2024 road count
- Pine St - East LegTrout Creek52 vehicles a day2024 road count
- Marten Creek Rd-west LegTrout Creek176 vehicles a day2024 road count
- Coulson RdBillings1,730 vehicles a day2024 road count
- Charlene StreetBillings243 vehicles a day2024 road count
- N Roberts St-depot TrackHelena2,475 vehicles a day2021 road count
- Dewey BlvdButte1,505 vehicles a day2020 road count
- 4th Ave NWGreat Falls199 vehicles a day2023 road count
- BypassBroadview7 vehicles a day2020 road count
- Frey RdBroadview7 vehicles a day2020 road count
- Swartz Nelson RdBroadview16 vehicles a day2020 road count
- David RdBroadview15 vehicles a day2020 road count
- Van Sky RdBroadview20 vehicles a day2020 road count
- 21 Mile RdBroadview64 vehicles a day2020 road count
- School House RdRoundup3 vehicles a day2020 road count
- Goulding RdRoundup37 vehicles a day2020 road count
- Majerus RdRoundup34 vehicles a day2020 road count
- Hysham E 35 MiHysham218 vehicles a day2023 road count
- Black Eagle RdBlack Eagle107 vehicles a day2023 road count
- 18th AveGreat Falls531 vehicles a day2023 road count
- Hinsdale Bypass SE 225ftHinsdale9 vehicles a day2022 road count
- Hwy 287 BypassToston122 vehicles a day2024 road count
- Old Hwy 10A Main StDrummond585 vehicles a day2024 road count
- Ped Trail XingLivingston1 vehicle a day2015 road count
- Lockwood RdBillings1 vehicle a day2015 road count
- Trail On Plant SpurBillingsNo road count has been reported.
- 4th Ave SEConrad967 vehicles a day2020 road count
- Main StreetPlentywood990 vehicles a day2016 road count
- TrailLivingstonNo road count has been reported.
- Flathead DriveKalispell2,167 vehicles a day2020 road count
- E Oregon LnKalispell1 vehicle a day2000 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