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.
- Center StreetSadorus75 vehicles a day2021 road count
- Martin StreetDanville525 vehicles a day2023 road count
- Morgan StreetChicago1,800 vehicles a day2022 road count
- Racine AvenueChicago2,450 vehicles a day2022 road count
- 122nd StreetChicago3,450 vehicles a day2022 road count
- Road 750 EastBement50 vehicles a day2020 road count
- Milmine RoadBement600 vehicles a day2020 road count
- Road 400 EastCerro Gordo50 vehicles a day2020 road count
- Road 300 EastCerro Gordo50 vehicles a day2020 road count
- Road 200 EastCerro Gordo50 vehicles a day2020 road count
- Jackson StreetCerro Gordo1,750 vehicles a day2023 road count
- Monroe StreetCerro Gordo225 vehicles a day2020 road count
- Madison Street WalkwayCerro GordoNo road count has been reported.
- Jefferson StreetCerro Gordo250 vehicles a day2020 road count
- Lincoln StreetCerro Gordo700 vehicles a day2020 road count
- Angle Crossing RoadOakley150 vehicles a day2020 road count
- Oakley RoadOakley1,050 vehicles a day2020 road count
- Center StreetOakley100 vehicles a day2020 road count
- Sangamon RoadOakley600 vehicles a day2020 road count
- Van Buren StreetDanville100 vehicles a day2023 road count
- Main StreetDanville11,200 vehicles a day2023 road count
- South StreetDanville1,150 vehicles a day2023 road count
- Third StreetDanville250 vehicles a day2023 road count
- NiedringhauseGranite City2,450 vehicles a day2021 road count
- Main StreetMonticello175 vehicles a day2020 road count
- Ross LaneTilton75 vehicles a day2023 road count
- Vermillion StreetCatlin1,400 vehicles a day2023 road count
- Paris StreetCatlin1,800 vehicles a day2022 road count
- Sandusky StreetCatlin250 vehicles a day2023 road count
- Road 1100 EastCatlin50 vehicles a day2023 road count
- Camp Drake RoadCatlin20 vehicles a day2023 road count
- Road 800 EastFairmount150 vehicles a day2023 road count
- Road 680 EastFairmount50 vehicles a day2023 road count
- Main StreetFairmount1,450 vehicles a day2023 road count
- Road 400 EastFairmount75 vehicles a day2023 road count
- Road 250 EastFairmount50 vehicles a day2023 road count
- Road 150 EastFairmount50 vehicles a day2023 road count
- Road 90 EastHomer50 vehicles a day2023 road count
- Maple AvenueHomer50 vehicles a day2021 road count
- Main StreetHomer2,200 vehicles a day2023 road count
- Ellen StreetHomer125 vehicles a day2021 road count
- Road 2600 EastHomer100 vehicles a day2021 road count
- Road 2500 EastHomer450 vehicles a day2021 road count
- Road 2400 EastHomer25 vehicles a day2021 road count
- Road 2300 EastSidney50 vehicles a day2021 road count
- Road 2200 EastSidney50 vehicles a day2021 road count
- Bryan StreetSidney950 vehicles a day2022 road count
- David StreetSidney800 vehicles a day2021 road count
- Park StreetFairmount50 vehicles a day2023 road count
- Burnham AvenueBurnham5,400 vehicles a day2023 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.
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.
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