How many public crossings does BNSF Railway Company report in New Mexico?

The FRA inventory of lists 407 public railroad crossings in New Mexico with BNSF Railway Company as the reporting railroad.

Public crossings
407
Public crossings with identified warning devices
403
Public crossings reported with gates
51%
Most trains a day reported
85
Reported incidents at public crossings since 2016
81
Gate share compared with the state
2 percentage points higher

Where are these public crossings?

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Gates are reported at 51% of these crossings.

  • Gates20951%
  • Flashing lights without reported gates266%
  • Signs without reported gates or lights16841%
  • Other or not reported41%

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. Orchard Park RdDexterID 019921SGates3 trains a day
    204 vehicles a day2024 road count
  2. E Anasazi RdDexterID 019923FSigns only3 trains a day
    26 vehicles a day2024 road count
  3. E Cheyenne RdDexterID 019924MSigns only3 trains a day
    335 vehicles a day2024 road count
  4. Cherokee RdDexterID 019925UGates3 trains a day
    236 vehicles a day2024 road count
  5. E 1st StDexterID 019927HGates3 trains a day
    2,146 vehicles a day2024 road count
  6. Lincoln AveDexterID 019928PFlashing lights3 trains a day
    864 vehicles a day2024 road count
  7. Monroe AveDexterID 019929WGates3 trains a day
    278 vehicles a day2024 road count
  8. Caddo RdDexterID 019931XSigns only3 trains a day
    54 vehicles a day2024 road count
  9. Shosoni RdDexterID 019933LGates3 trains a day
    158 vehicles a day2024 road count
  10. E Ojibwa RdDexterID 019934TSigns only3 trains a day
    258 vehicles a day2024 road count
  11. Pima RdDexterID 019936GGates3 trains a day
    66 vehicles a day2024 road count
  12. Shuswap RdHagermanID 019937NSigns only3 trains a day
    168 vehicles a day2024 road count
  13. Felix Ranch RdHagermanID 019939CSigns only3 trains a day
    82 vehicles a day2024 road count
  14. Navajo RdHagermanID 019942KSigns only3 trains a day
    530 vehicles a day2024 road count
  15. Aberdeen RdHagermanID 019943SGates3 trains a day
    254 vehicles a day2024 road count
  16. E Argyle StHagermanID 019944YGates3 trains a day
    1,678 vehicles a day2024 road count
  17. E Morgan StHagermanID 019945FGates3 trains a day
    485 vehicles a day2024 road count
  18. E Ottawa RdHagermanID 019946MSigns only3 trains a day
    184 vehicles a day2024 road count
  19. Choctaw RdArtesiaID 019948BSigns only3 trains a day
    30 vehicles a day2024 road count
  20. Jicarilla RdLake ArthurID 019951JGates3 trains a day
    68 vehicles a day2024 road count
  21. Fox RdLake ArthurID 019952RSigns only3 trains a day
    18 vehicles a day2024 road count
  22. E Anita RdLake ArthurID 019953XSigns only3 trains a day
    140 vehicles a day2024 road count
  23. 11th StLake ArthurID 019954EGates3 trains a day
    253 vehicles a day2024 road count
  24. 8th StLake ArthurID 019955LGates3 trains a day
    87 vehicles a day2024 road count
  25. Broadway RdLake ArthurID 019956TGates3 trains a day
    339 vehicles a day2024 road count
  26. E Pearson RdLake ArthurID 019959NSigns only3 trains a day
    66 vehicles a day2025 road count
  27. Lawrence Ranch RdArtesiaID 019963DSigns only3 trains a day
    101 vehicles a day2025 road count
  28. E Compress RdArtesiaID 019966YSigns only3 trains a day
    734 vehicles a day2025 road count
  29. E Mill RdArtesiaID 019969UGates3 trains a day
    2,987 vehicles a day2025 road count
  30. E Richey AveArtesiaID 019971VGates3 trains a day
    2,237 vehicles a day2025 road count
  31. E Logan AveArtesiaID 019972CFlashing lights3 trains a day
    405 vehicles a day2025 road count
  32. E Main StArtesiaID 019973JGates3 trains a day
    6,119 vehicles a day2025 road count
  33. E Washington AveArtesiaID 019975XSigns only3 trains a day
    61 vehicles a day2025 road count
  34. 8th StreetSpringerID 013614XGates2 trains a day
    803 vehicles a day2024 road count
  35. Avenida PonderosaGlorietaID 013720FGates2 trains a day
    445 vehicles a day2024 road count
  36. W Brady AveClovisID 019811GGates2 trains a day
    4,048 vehicles a day2024 road count
  37. County Rd 8ClovisID 019812NGates2 trains a day
    160 vehicles a day2024 road count
  38. Co Rd 7ClovisID 019813VSigns only2 trains a day
    220 vehicles a day2024 road count
  39. Curry Rd 6ClovisID 019814CSigns only2 trains a day
    345 vehicles a day2024 road count
  40. Curry Rd 5ClovisID 019815JSigns only2 trains a day
    36 vehicles a day2024 road count
  41. Curry Rd 4ClovisID 019816RSigns only2 trains a day
    276 vehicles a day2024 road count
  42. S Roosevelt Rd NPortalesID 019821MSigns only2 trains a day
    252 vehicles a day2024 road count
  43. S Roosevelt Rd 3PortalesID 019823BSigns only2 trains a day
    329 vehicles a day2024 road count
  44. S Roosevelt Rd QPortalesID 019825PGates2 trains a day
    3,652 vehicles a day2024 road count
  45. E Elbe StPortalesID 019827DGates2 trains a day
    1,670 vehicles a day2024 road count
  46. N Boston AvePortalesID 019828KSigns only2 trains a day
    886 vehicles a day2024 road count
  47. N Main AvePortalesID 019829SGates2 trains a day
    3,610 vehicles a day2024 road count
  48. S Avenue BPortalesID 019830LGates2 trains a day
    1,710 vehicles a day2024 road count
  49. N Avenue IPortalesID 019831TGates2 trains a day
    3,586 vehicles a day2024 road count
  50. N Avenue KPortalesID 019832AGates2 trains a day
    1,930 vehicles a day2024 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