How many public crossings does CSX Transportation report in Louisiana?
The FRA inventory of lists 10 public railroad crossings in Louisiana with CSX Transportation as the reporting railroad.
- Public crossings
- 10
- Public crossings with identified warning devices
- 10
- Public crossings reported with gates
- 80%
- Most trains a day reported
- 23
- Reported incidents at public crossings since 2016
- 5
- Gate share compared with the state
- 37 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 80% of these crossings.
- Gates880%
- Flashing lights without reported gates00%
- Signs without reported gates or lights220%
- Other or not reported00%
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.
- France RoadNew Orleans6,725 vehicles a day2010 road count
- Old Gentilly HighwayNew Orleans4,900 vehicles a day2010 road count
- Louisa StreetNew Orleans12,305 vehicles a day2010 road count
- W Frontage RoadNew Orleans10 vehicles a day2023 road count
- Michoud BoulevardNew Orleans3,528 vehicles a day2010 road count
- Read BoulevardNew Orleans7,500 vehicles a day2010 road count
- Old Gentilly HighwayNew Orleans4,900 vehicles a day2010 road count
- Industrial ParkwayNew Orleans3,103 vehicles a day2010 road count
- Intercoastal DriveNew Orleans500 vehicles a day2010 road count
- Almonaster AvenueNew Orleans5,000 vehicles 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.
CSX's line for reporting a problem at the tracks: 1-800-232-0144.
CSX contact pageCSX form for a crossing that is blocked again and again
Have ready: your name, the location (address or milepost) and what you observed. Checked on on csx.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