How many public crossings does Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad report in Minnesota?

The FRA inventory of 21 October 2026 lists 474 public railroad crossings in Minnesota with Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad as the reporting railroad.

Public crossings: 474
Public crossings with identified warning devices: 465
Public crossings reported with gates: 23%
Most trains a day reported: 13
Reported incidents at public crossings since 2016: 36
Gate share compared with the state: 11 percentage points lower

Where are these public crossings?

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Gates are reported at 23% of these crossings.

Gates11023%
Flashing lights without reported gates5011%
Signs without reported gates or lights30564%
Other or not reported92%

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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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.
CPKC's 24-hour line for the United States and Canada: 1-800-716-9132. CPKC does not list a separate line for blocked crossings.
CPKC contact page
Have ready: the crossing location and the DOT crossing number from the blue sign. Checked on 16 October 2026 on cpkcr.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