How many public crossings does Iowa Northern Railway Company report in Iowa?
The FRA inventory of lists 248 public railroad crossings in Iowa with Iowa Northern Railway Company as the reporting railroad.
- Public crossings
- 248
- Public crossings with identified warning devices
- 245
- Public crossings reported with gates
- 7%
- Most trains a day reported
- 16
- Reported incidents at public crossings since 2016
- 13
- Gate share compared with the state
- 23 percentage points lower
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 7% of these crossings.
- Gates177%
- Flashing lights without reported gates4719%
- Signs without reported gates or lights18173%
- Other or not reported31%
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.
- Mitchell AveWaterloo1,650 vehicles a day2018 road count
- Hawthorne AveWaterloo5,100 vehicles a day2017 road count
- W 18th StWaterloo6,000 vehicles a day2017 road count
- W 15th StWaterloo1,000 vehicles a day2017 road count
- W 11th StWaterloo7,860 vehicles a day2017 road count
- Vail AveShell Rock45 vehicles a day2024 road count
- 220th StShell Rock321 vehicles a day2024 road count
- Commercial StWaterloo2,230 vehicles a day2017 road count
- Jefferson StWaterloo1,210 vehicles a day2017 road count
- Union AveClarksville26 vehicles a day2024 road count
- E AveVinton700 vehicles a day2017 road count
- S Broadway StManly460 vehicles a day2017 road count
- Raven AvePlymouth45 vehicles a day2013 road count
- 340th StPlymouth45 vehicles a day2013 road count
- Quail AveManly80 vehicles a day2017 road count
- 350th StManly80 vehicles a day2017 road count
- Cedar StLa Porte City900 vehicles a day2017 road count
- C AveVinton5,100 vehicles a day2024 road count
- D AveVinton3,580 vehicles a day2017 road count
- East StreetMt Auburn75 vehicles a day2017 road count
- Bishop AveLa Porte City340 vehicles a day2017 road count
- Spruce StLa Porte City289 vehicles a day2017 road count
- E Rowley StGreene130 vehicles a day2017 road count
- E Traer StGreene1,470 vehicles a day2017 road count
- E Dow StGreene600 vehicles a day2017 road count
- E Ely StGreene600 vehicles a day2017 road count
- Bradford StMarble Rock870 vehicles a day2017 road count
- W Main AveRockford1,200 vehicles a day2017 road count
- Trail CrossingWaterlooNo road count has been reported.
- 50th StOelwein60 vehicles a day2017 road count
- Zinnia AveNora Springs922 vehicles a day2024 road count
- Yarrow AveNora Springs110 vehicles a day2005 road count
- 275th StNora Springs45 vehicles a day2005 road count
- 290th StRock Falls50 vehicles a day2005 road count
- 295th StRock Falls60 vehicles a day2005 road count
- Vine AveRock Falls260 vehicles a day2009 road count
- Thrush AvePlymouth1,530 vehicles a day2009 road count
- 320th StPlymouth70 vehicles a day2005 road count
- Spruce AvePlymouth25 vehicles a day2005 road count
- Badger AveShell Rock100 vehicles a day2025 road count
- 250th StShell Rock110 vehicles a day2024 road count
- Shell Rock Bend Pk RdShell Rock10 vehicles a day2013 road count
- Woods AveShell Rock140 vehicles a day2024 road count
- S Cherry StShell Rock2,350 vehicles a day2017 road count
- W Railroad StShell Rock70 vehicles a day2013 road count
- Willow AveShell Rock53 vehicles a day2024 road count
- Lake RdShell Rock70 vehicles a day2024 road count
- Lake RdShell Rock70 vehicles a day2024 road count
- 225th StShell Rock70 vehicles a day2024 road count
- 202nd StClarksville37 vehicles a day2024 road count
Counties with radio frequencies licensed to this railroad
Source: FCC Universal Licensing System, weekly license file, 18 Oct 2026.
Source: Federal Railroad Administration crossing inventory and reported highway-rail incidents. Sources and dates