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?
Browse the listThe map shows the available locations on this page. Area shading may include crossings outside this group.
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.
- S Tidwell RdCarlsbad717 vehicles a day2025 road count
- Smedley RdCarlsbad851 vehicles a day2025 road count
- Grandi RdCarlsbad1,528 vehicles a day2025 road count
- Hepler RdLoving99 vehicles a day2025 road count
- E Derrick RdLoving591 vehicles a day2025 road count
- Porter RdLoving188 vehicles a day2025 road count
- Brantley RdLoving521 vehicles a day2025 road count
- Roberson RdLoving132 vehicles a day2025 road count
- W London RdLoving649 vehicles a day2025 road count
- NM 31Loving6,048 vehicles a day2024 road count
- Ross StClovis60 vehicles a day2010 road count
- Ross StClovis70 vehicles a day1981 road count
- Waldhauser AveClovis274 vehicles a day2024 road count
- Plum LaneCarlsbad594 vehicles a day2025 road count
- Mission AveCarlsbad383 vehicles a day2025 road count
- Muscatel AveCarlsbad1,002 vehicles a day2025 road count
- E Orchard LnCarlsbad2,181 vehicles a day2025 road count
- Buckeye Rd CR239Carlsbad432 vehicles a day2013 road count
- Potash RdCarlsbad2,308 vehicles a day2025 road count
- County RdCarlsbad75 vehicles a day2024 road count
- Buffalo Grass Rd NM 243Carlsbad1,585 vehicles a day2024 road count
- NM 243Carlsbad1,585 vehicles a day2024 road count
- W Carlsbad HwyCarlsbad10,264 vehicles a day2024 road count
- Carter RoadLoving2,014 vehicles a day2025 road count
- W Poplar StLoving850 vehicles a day2024 road count
- Potash Mine RdLoving6,048 vehicles a day2024 road count
- N Donaldson Farm RdLoving81 vehicles a day2025 road count
- Potash Mines RdLoving6,488 vehicles a day2024 road count
- Potash Mines RdLoving2,537 vehicles a day2025 road count
- County Road 800Loving246 vehicles a day2025 road count
- Oak RdLoving367 vehicles a day2025 road count
- Rincon RdHatch846 vehicles a day2024 road count
- County Road E008Hatch47 vehicles a day2024 road count
- Maloney AveGallup6,624 vehicles a day2014 road count
- CR 1CGallup239 vehicles a day2012 road count
- CR 1AGallup174 vehicles a day2013 road count
- Co RdGallup235 vehicles a day2013 road count
- Co RdGallup239 vehicles a day2012 road count
- Co RdGallup239 vehicles a day2012 road count
- Center StSocorro808 vehicles a day2013 road count
- Kentucky StSocorro808 vehicles a day2013 road count
- E Orchard LnCarlsbad2,181 vehicles a day2025 road count
- Jarales RdBelen1,708 vehicles a day2018 road count
- Dona Ana RdDona Ana2,509 vehicles a day2024 road count
- College AveMesilla1,041 vehicles a day2024 road count
- 3rd StRoswell268 vehicles a day2024 road count
- E Jackson RdArtesia50 vehicles a day2025 road count
- NM 355Carlsbad20 vehicles a day2024 road count
- Buffalo Grass Rd NM 243Carlsbad1,585 vehicles a day2024 road count
- Fishermans LaneLoving1 vehicle a day2010 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