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

The FRA inventory of lists 909 public railroad crossings in South Dakota with BNSF Railway Company as the reporting railroad.

Public crossings
909
Public crossings with identified warning devices
878
Public crossings reported with gates
10%
Most trains a day reported
29
Reported incidents at public crossings since 2016
68
Gate share compared with the state
2 percentage points higher

Where are these public crossings?

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Gates are reported at 10% of these crossings.

  • Gates9010%
  • Flashing lights without reported gates10612%
  • Signs without reported gates or lights68275%
  • Other or not reported313%

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. Elk StEdgemontID 064883EOther or not reported29 trains a day
    1 vehicle a day2020 road count
  2. Dewey RoadEdgemontID 064892DSigns only26 trains a day
    20 vehicles a day2020 road count
  3. Dewey RoadEdgemontID 064898USigns only26 trains a day
    20 vehicles a day2020 road count
  4. Co Hwy 6463EdgemontID 064899BSigns only26 trains a day
    15 vehicles a day2020 road count
  5. Crowe Dam RoadArdmoreID 064863TSigns only25 trains a day
    15 vehicles a day2020 road count
  6. Rumford RoadProvoID 064864ASigns only25 trains a day
    15 vehicles a day2020 road count
  7. Co Hwy 7ProvoID 064872SSigns only25 trains a day
    25 vehicles a day2020 road count
  8. Not On NstriProvoID 064873YSigns only25 trains a day
    1 vehicle a day2020 road count
  9. W Dewey RoadEdgemontID 064904VSigns only25 trains a day
    80 vehicles a day2020 road count
  10. Dakota AveArdmoreID 064858WSigns only24 trains a day
    25 vehicles a day2020 road count
  11. Sd 471EdgemontID 064881RGates24 trains a day
    235 vehicles a day2020 road count
  12. Sd Hwy 18 PEdgemontID 064884LGates23 trains a day
    238 vehicles a day2020 road count
  13. Main StGarretsonID 945564VSigns only10 trains a day
    No road count has been reported.
  14. 464th AvenueChesterID 075194RFlashing lights8 trains a day
    665 vehicles a day2020 road count
  15. Main StreetGarretsonID 082430KGates8 trains a day
    945 vehicles a day2020 road count
  16. Dows StreetGarretsonID 082431SGates8 trains a day
    2,312 vehicles a day2020 road count
  17. 254th StreetGarretsonID 082432YSigns only8 trains a day
    550 vehicles a day2020 road count
  18. 486th AvenueGarretsonID 082434MFlashing lights8 trains a day
    617 vehicles a day2020 road count
  19. 255th StreetGarretsonID 082435USigns only8 trains a day
    40 vehicles a day2020 road count
  20. 487th AvenueGarretsonID 082437HSigns only8 trains a day
    40 vehicles a day2020 road count
  21. 256th StreetGarretsonID 082439WSigns only8 trains a day
    40 vehicles a day2020 road count
  22. 258th StreetGarretsonID 082445AFlashing lights8 trains a day
    415 vehicles a day2020 road count
  23. 259th StreetGarretsonID 082447NSigns only8 trains a day
    40 vehicles a day2020 road count
  24. 250th StreetShermanID 082423AFlashing lights7 trains a day
    152 vehicles a day2020 road count
  25. 487th AvenueShermanID 082425NFlashing lights7 trains a day
    155 vehicles a day2020 road count
  26. 486th StreetShermanID 082427CSigns only7 trains a day
    40 vehicles a day2020 road count
  27. 251st StreetShermanID 082428JSigns only7 trains a day
    40 vehicles a day2020 road count
  28. Cornell AvenueBig Stone CityID 393619DSigns only5 trains a day
    908 vehicles a day2020 road count
  29. 484th AvenueBig Stone CityID 393624AGates5 trains a day
    312 vehicles a day2020 road count
  30. 146th StreetBig Stone CityID 393625GSigns only5 trains a day
    18 vehicles a day2020 road count
  31. 483rd AvenueBig Stone CityID 393628CSigns only5 trains a day
    18 vehicles a day2020 road count
  32. 481st AvenueMilbankID 393631KSigns only5 trains a day
    40 vehicles a day2020 road count
  33. 480th AvenueMilbankID 393632SGates5 trains a day
    399 vehicles a day2020 road count
  34. Lloyd StreetMilbankID 393633YSigns only5 trains a day
    266 vehicles a day2020 road count
  35. Main StreetMilbankID 393636UGates5 trains a day
    1,364 vehicles a day2020 road count
  36. Sd 37GrotonID 393745XGates5 trains a day
    1,237 vehicles a day2020 road count
  37. 405th AvenueGrotonID 393746ESigns only5 trains a day
    20 vehicles a day2020 road count
  38. 404th AvenueGrotonID 393747LSigns only5 trains a day
    20 vehicles a day2020 road count
  39. 403rd AvenueGrotonID 393748TSigns only5 trains a day
    20 vehicles a day2020 road count
  40. 402nd AvenueGrotonID 393750USigns only5 trains a day
    20 vehicles a day2020 road count
  41. 401st AveGrotonID 393752HSigns only5 trains a day
    1 vehicle a day1988 road count
  42. 400th AvenueBathID 393754WGates5 trains a day
    113 vehicles a day2020 road count
  43. 399th AvenueBathID 393755DSigns only5 trains a day
    20 vehicles a day2020 road count
  44. 397th AvenueBathID 393757SSigns only5 trains a day
    20 vehicles a day2020 road count
  45. 396th AvenueBathID 393758YSigns only5 trains a day
    20 vehicles a day2020 road count
  46. Park RdBathID 393759FSigns only5 trains a day
    20 vehicles a day2020 road count
  47. Main StreetBathID 393760ASigns only5 trains a day
    20 vehicles a day2020 road count
  48. 395th AvenueBathID 393761GGates5 trains a day
    239 vehicles a day2020 road count
  49. 394th AvenueBathID 393762NSigns only5 trains a day
    20 vehicles a day2020 road count
  50. 393rd AvenueBathID 393763VSigns only5 trains a day
    20 vehicles a day2020 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