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.
- South AveBluford200 vehicles a day2021 road count
- Elm StBluford950 vehicles a day2021 road count
- Auburn LnBluford25 vehicles a day2021 road count
- Falcon LaneBluford25 vehicles a day2021 road count
- Marlow RdBluford250 vehicles a day2021 road count
- N Stanford LaneBluford100 vehicles a day2021 road count
- Two Mile Creek RdOpdyke175 vehicles a day2021 road count
- CR 1700 EOpdyke300 vehicles a day2021 road count
- N Chestnut LaneOpdyke375 vehicles a day2021 road count
- S 4th StAlbion1,750 vehicles a day2022 road count
- CR 700 EAlbion275 vehicles a day2022 road count
- Front StBrowns575 vehicles a day2022 road count
- CR 170 EBrowns100 vehicles a day2022 road count
- Free Trade StBellmont50 vehicles a day2022 road count
- Main StBellmont700 vehicles a day2022 road count
- Persimmon StBellmont50 vehicles a day2022 road count
- CR 490 EBellmont20 vehicles a day2022 road count
- CR 550 EBellmont50 vehicles a day2022 road count
- CR 700 EBellmont200 vehicles a day2022 road count
- CR 1250 NKeensburg100 vehicles a day2022 road count
- 6th StKeensburg400 vehicles a day2022 road count
- Fifth StreetKeensburg575 vehicles a day2022 road count
- Fourth StreetKeensburg575 vehicles a day2022 road count
- 3rd StKeensburg3,800 vehicles a day2023 road count
- Poplar StKeensburg200 vehicles a day2022 road count
- Walnut StKeensburg6,800 vehicles a day2023 road count
- 5th St Ped XingFairfieldNo road count has been reported.
- 126th PlaceChicago6,850 vehicles a day2022 road count
- E 116th StreetChicago275 vehicles a dayRoad count year not reported
- Road 15500 EastMomence500 vehicles a day2021 road count
- Vincennes RoadMomence400 vehicles a day2021 road count
- Railroad AvenueMomence1,100 vehicles a day2021 road count
- Ash StreetMomence35 vehicles a day2021 road count
- Locust StreetMomence350 vehicles a day2021 road count
- Dixie HighwayMomence7,350 vehicles a day2023 road count
- Market StreetMomence400 vehicles a day2021 road count
- Road 10000 EastMomence50 vehicles a day2021 road count
- Road 3000 NorthMomence3,050 vehicles a day2021 road count
- Road 8000 EastMomence350 vehicles a day2021 road count
- Road 6500 EastMomence25 vehicles a day2020 road count
- Road 5500 EastBradley2,300 vehicles a day2021 road count
- Road 2000 NorthKankakee1,350 vehicles a day2021 road count
- Road 4000 EastKankakee2,750 vehicles a day2021 road count
- Grinnell RoadKankakee2,700 vehicles a day2021 road count
- Hobbie AvenueKankakee6,550 vehicles a day2021 road count
- Greenwood AvenueKankakee775 vehicles a day2021 road count
- Harrison AvenueKankakee2,160 vehicles a day2023 road count
- Indiana AvenueKankakee2,200 vehicles a day2023 road count
- Schuyler AvenueKankakee6,500 vehicles a day2021 road count
- Entrance AvenueKankakee4,400 vehicles a day2021 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.
Contact details on Norfolk Southern's website
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