How many public crossings does Norfolk Southern Railway Company report in Illinois?

The FRA inventory of lists 942 public railroad crossings in Illinois with Norfolk Southern Railway Company as the reporting railroad.

Public crossings
942
Public crossings with identified warning devices
930
Public crossings reported with gates
58%
Most trains a day reported
39
Reported incidents at public crossings since 2016
105
Gate share compared with the state
3 percentage points higher

Where are these public crossings?

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Gates are reported at 58% of these crossings.

  • Gates54558%
  • Flashing lights without reported gates12914%
  • Signs without reported gates or lights25627%
  • Other or not reported121%

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. Center StreetSadorusID 479938NGates39 trains a day
    75 vehicles a day2021 road count
  2. Martin StreetDanvilleID 479857NGates37 trains a day
    525 vehicles a day2023 road count
  3. Morgan StreetChicagoID 243177NGates36 trains a day
    1,800 vehicles a day2022 road count
  4. Racine AvenueChicagoID 243205PGates36 trains a day
    2,450 vehicles a day2022 road count
  5. 122nd StreetChicagoID 478716BGates30 trains a day
    3,450 vehicles a day2022 road count
  6. Road 750 EastBementID 479156AGates30 trains a day
    50 vehicles a day2020 road count
  7. Milmine RoadBementID 479157GGates30 trains a day
    600 vehicles a day2020 road count
  8. Road 400 EastCerro GordoID 479160PGates30 trains a day
    50 vehicles a day2020 road count
  9. Road 300 EastCerro GordoID 479162DGates30 trains a day
    50 vehicles a day2020 road count
  10. Road 200 EastCerro GordoID 479164SGates30 trains a day
    50 vehicles a day2020 road count
  11. Jackson StreetCerro GordoID 479165YGates30 trains a day
    1,750 vehicles a day2023 road count
  12. Monroe StreetCerro GordoID 479166FGates30 trains a day
    225 vehicles a day2020 road count
  13. Madison Street WalkwayCerro GordoID 479167MFlashing lights30 trains a day
    No road count has been reported.
  14. Jefferson StreetCerro GordoID 479168UGates30 trains a day
    250 vehicles a day2020 road count
  15. Lincoln StreetCerro GordoID 479169BGates30 trains a day
    700 vehicles a day2020 road count
  16. Angle Crossing RoadOakleyID 479171CGates30 trains a day
    150 vehicles a day2020 road count
  17. Oakley RoadOakleyID 479173RGates30 trains a day
    1,050 vehicles a day2020 road count
  18. Center StreetOakleyID 479174XGates30 trains a day
    100 vehicles a day2020 road count
  19. Sangamon RoadOakleyID 479176LGates30 trains a day
    600 vehicles a day2020 road count
  20. Van Buren StreetDanvilleID 479861DGates26 trains a day
    100 vehicles a day2023 road count
  21. Main StreetDanvilleID 479862KGates26 trains a day
    11,200 vehicles a day2023 road count
  22. South StreetDanvilleID 479863SGates26 trains a day
    1,150 vehicles a day2023 road count
  23. Third StreetDanvilleID 479864YGates26 trains a day
    250 vehicles a day2023 road count
  24. NiedringhauseGranite CityID 480330DSigns only25 trains a day
    2,450 vehicles a day2021 road count
  25. Main StreetMonticelloID 479096TFlashing lights24 trains a day
    175 vehicles a day2020 road count
  26. Ross LaneTiltonID 479872RGates24 trains a day
    75 vehicles a day2023 road count
  27. Vermillion StreetCatlinID 479874EGates24 trains a day
    1,400 vehicles a day2023 road count
  28. Paris StreetCatlinID 479875LGates24 trains a day
    1,800 vehicles a day2022 road count
  29. Sandusky StreetCatlinID 479876TGates24 trains a day
    250 vehicles a day2023 road count
  30. Road 1100 EastCatlinID 479879NGates24 trains a day
    50 vehicles a day2023 road count
  31. Camp Drake RoadCatlinID 479880HGates24 trains a day
    20 vehicles a day2023 road count
  32. Road 800 EastFairmountID 479882WGates24 trains a day
    150 vehicles a day2023 road count
  33. Road 680 EastFairmountID 479884KGates24 trains a day
    50 vehicles a day2023 road count
  34. Main StreetFairmountID 479886YGates24 trains a day
    1,450 vehicles a day2023 road count
  35. Road 400 EastFairmountID 479889UGates24 trains a day
    75 vehicles a day2023 road count
  36. Road 250 EastFairmountID 479891VGates24 trains a day
    50 vehicles a day2023 road count
  37. Road 150 EastFairmountID 479892CGates24 trains a day
    50 vehicles a day2023 road count
  38. Road 90 EastHomerID 479893JGates24 trains a day
    50 vehicles a day2023 road count
  39. Maple AvenueHomerID 479895XGates24 trains a day
    50 vehicles a day2021 road count
  40. Main StreetHomerID 479896EGates24 trains a day
    2,200 vehicles a day2023 road count
  41. Ellen StreetHomerID 479897LGates24 trains a day
    125 vehicles a day2021 road count
  42. Road 2600 EastHomerID 479898TGates24 trains a day
    100 vehicles a day2021 road count
  43. Road 2500 EastHomerID 479900SGates24 trains a day
    450 vehicles a day2021 road count
  44. Road 2400 EastHomerID 479902FGates24 trains a day
    25 vehicles a day2021 road count
  45. Road 2300 EastSidneyID 479903MGates24 trains a day
    50 vehicles a day2021 road count
  46. Road 2200 EastSidneyID 479905BGates24 trains a day
    50 vehicles a day2021 road count
  47. Bryan StreetSidneyID 479910XGates24 trains a day
    950 vehicles a day2022 road count
  48. David StreetSidneyID 479911EGates24 trains a day
    800 vehicles a day2021 road count
  49. Park StreetFairmountID 873086WGates24 trains a day
    50 vehicles a day2023 road count
  50. Burnham AvenueBurnhamID 478708JGates22 trains a day
    5,400 vehicles a day2023 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. Norfolk Southern's line for crossing gates, signals and rough crossings: 800-453-2530. Norfolk Southern's 24-hour police line is 800-946-4744.

    Have ready: the street or roadway name, the city and the six-digit DOT crossing number on the sign. Checked on on norfolksouthern.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