How many public crossings does BNSF Railway Company report in North Dakota?

The FRA inventory of lists 1,494 public railroad crossings in North Dakota with BNSF Railway Company as the reporting railroad.

Public crossings
1,494
Public crossings with identified warning devices
1,488
Public crossings reported with gates
26%
Most trains a day reported
31
Reported incidents at public crossings since 2016
107
Gate share compared with the state
6 percentage points higher

Where are these public crossings?

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Gates are reported at 26% of these crossings.

  • Gates38426%
  • Flashing lights without reported gates81%
  • Signs without reported gates or lights1,09673%
  • Other or not reported60%

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. Hill StWhite EarthID 093340SGates31 trains a day
    205 vehicles a day2018 road count
  2. 9th St NWFargoID 071025PSigns only30 trains a day
    3,610 vehicles a day2021 road count
  3. 166th Ave SEFargoID 071086FSigns only30 trains a day
    15 vehicles a day2011 road count
  4. Berthold Yard XingBertholdID 071952CSigns only30 trains a day
    5 vehicles a day2017 road count
  5. Nd 1804WillistonID 093398AGates30 trains a day
    4,125 vehicles a day2020 road count
  6. Front StreetCasseltonID 103787LSigns only30 trains a day
    25 vehicles a day1988 road count
  7. 27th St SEMinotID 093077TGates28 trains a day
    3,285 vehicles a day2020 road count
  8. 7th Ave NEFargoID 071010ASigns only26 trains a day
    2,915 vehicles a day2021 road count
  9. 4th St SWMinotID 071920WGates24 trains a day
    145 vehicles a day2021 road count
  10. 142nd St NWDes LacsID 071935LSigns only23 trains a day
    5 vehicles a day2018 road count
  11. 156th St NWDes LacsID 071936TSigns only23 trains a day
    25 vehicles a day2018 road count
  12. 170th St NWDes LacsID 071938GGates23 trains a day
    50 vehicles a day2018 road count
  13. Main StDes LacsID 071939NSigns only23 trains a day
    20 vehicles a day2018 road count
  14. 184th St NWDes LacsID 071940HSigns only23 trains a day
    10 vehicles a day2018 road count
  15. 198th St NWDes LacsID 071941PSigns only23 trains a day
    20 vehicles a day2018 road count
  16. 212th St NWDes LacsID 071943DSigns only23 trains a day
    10 vehicles a day2018 road count
  17. 226th St NWDes LacsID 071944KGates23 trains a day
    45 vehicles a day2018 road count
  18. 138th Ave NWWillistonID 081542FGates23 trains a day
    110 vehicles a day2018 road count
  19. 144th Ave NWTrentonID 081550XGates23 trains a day
    60 vehicles a day2018 road count
  20. Nd 1804TrentonID 081558CGates23 trains a day
    2,125 vehicles a day2020 road count
  21. 154th Dr NWTrentonID 081565MSigns only23 trains a day
    10 vehicles a day2018 road count
  22. Main StBlaisdellID 087186HGates23 trains a day
    165 vehicles a day2018 road count
  23. 81st Ave NWStanleyID 093305DGates23 trains a day
    2,000 vehicles a day2018 road count
  24. E Dakota ParkwayWillistonID 093396LGates23 trains a day
    675 vehicles a day2020 road count
  25. Access RoadTrentonID 917448GSigns only23 trains a day
    5 vehicles a day2018 road count
  26. Meridian RdMapletonID 071092JGates22 trains a day
    3,350 vehicles a day2024 road count
  27. 161st Ave SEMapletonID 071095ESigns only22 trains a day
    15 vehicles a day2018 road count
  28. 160th Ave SEMapletonID 071097TSigns only22 trains a day
    10 vehicles a day2011 road count
  29. 159th Ave SEMapletonID 071098ASigns only22 trains a day
    10 vehicles a day2011 road count
  30. 158th Ave SECasseltonID 071099GGates22 trains a day
    85 vehicles a day1988 road count
  31. 156th Ave SECasseltonID 071101FGates22 trains a day
    20 vehicles a day2020 road count
  32. 8th AveCasseltonID 071102MSigns only22 trains a day
    1 vehicle a day2024 road count
  33. Langer AveCasseltonID 071103UGates22 trains a day
    3,605 vehicles a day2021 road count
  34. 6th AveCasseltonID 071105HGates22 trains a day
    950 vehicles a day2020 road count
  35. 3rd AveCasseltonID 071108DGates22 trains a day
    400 vehicles a day2020 road count
  36. 154th Ave SECasseltonID 071109KSigns only22 trains a day
    30 vehicles a day1988 road count
  37. 153rd Ave SECasseltonID 071120KGates22 trains a day
    50 vehicles a day1994 road count
  38. Local StreetSanbornID 071190ASigns only22 trains a day
    5 vehicles a day2018 road count
  39. 5th Ave SWMinotID 071923SGates22 trains a day
    134 vehicles a day2021 road count
  40. 100th St NWDes LacsID 071932RSigns only22 trains a day
    20 vehicles a day2018 road count
  41. 100th St NWDes LacsID 071933XSigns only22 trains a day
    20 vehicles a day2018 road count
  42. 128th St NWDes LacsID 071934ESigns only22 trains a day
    35 vehicles a day2017 road count
  43. 240th St NWBertholdID 071946YSigns only22 trains a day
    10 vehicles a day2018 road count
  44. 254th St NWBertholdID 071947FSigns only22 trains a day
    20 vehicles a day2018 road count
  45. 268th St NWBertholdID 071949USigns only22 trains a day
    10 vehicles a day2018 road count
  46. 282nd St NWBertholdID 071950NGates22 trains a day
    30 vehicles a day2018 road count
  47. Main St SBertholdID 071951VGates22 trains a day
    270 vehicles a day2018 road count
  48. 45th St NWTrentonID 081551EGates22 trains a day
    450 vehicles a day2018 road count
  49. 147th Ave NWTrentonID 081554AGates22 trains a day
    200 vehicles a day2018 road count
  50. 310th St NWBertholdID 087172AGates22 trains a day
    150 vehicles a day2018 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