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. South AveBlufordID 724753GGates6 trains a day
    200 vehicles a day2021 road count
  2. Elm StBlufordID 724754NGates6 trains a day
    950 vehicles a day2021 road count
  3. Auburn LnBlufordID 724755VSigns only6 trains a day
    25 vehicles a day2021 road count
  4. Falcon LaneBlufordID 724756CSigns only6 trains a day
    25 vehicles a day2021 road count
  5. Marlow RdBlufordID 724757JGates6 trains a day
    250 vehicles a day2021 road count
  6. N Stanford LaneBlufordID 724758RGates6 trains a day
    100 vehicles a day2021 road count
  7. Two Mile Creek RdOpdykeID 724760SGates6 trains a day
    175 vehicles a day2021 road count
  8. CR 1700 EOpdykeID 724761YGates6 trains a day
    300 vehicles a day2021 road count
  9. N Chestnut LaneOpdykeID 724762FGates6 trains a day
    375 vehicles a day2021 road count
  10. S 4th StAlbionID 724816JGates6 trains a day
    1,750 vehicles a day2022 road count
  11. CR 700 EAlbionID 724818XGates6 trains a day
    275 vehicles a day2022 road count
  12. Front StBrownsID 724821FGates6 trains a day
    575 vehicles a day2022 road count
  13. CR 170 EBrownsID 724825HGates6 trains a day
    100 vehicles a day2022 road count
  14. Free Trade StBellmontID 724828DGates6 trains a day
    50 vehicles a day2022 road count
  15. Main StBellmontID 724829KGates6 trains a day
    700 vehicles a day2022 road count
  16. Persimmon StBellmontID 724830EGates6 trains a day
    50 vehicles a day2022 road count
  17. CR 490 EBellmontID 724832TSigns only6 trains a day
    20 vehicles a day2022 road count
  18. CR 550 EBellmontID 724833ASigns only6 trains a day
    50 vehicles a day2022 road count
  19. CR 700 EBellmontID 724834GGates6 trains a day
    200 vehicles a day2022 road count
  20. CR 1250 NKeensburgID 724836VGates6 trains a day
    100 vehicles a day2022 road count
  21. 6th StKeensburgID 724843FGates6 trains a day
    400 vehicles a day2022 road count
  22. Fifth StreetKeensburgID 724844MGates6 trains a day
    575 vehicles a day2022 road count
  23. Fourth StreetKeensburgID 724845UGates6 trains a day
    575 vehicles a day2022 road count
  24. 3rd StKeensburgID 724846BGates6 trains a day
    3,800 vehicles a day2023 road count
  25. Poplar StKeensburgID 724847HGates6 trains a day
    200 vehicles a day2022 road count
  26. Walnut StKeensburgID 724848PGates6 trains a day
    6,800 vehicles a day2023 road count
  27. 5th St Ped XingFairfieldID 736076ROther or not reported6 trains a day
    No road count has been reported.
  28. 126th PlaceChicagoID 917055YGates6 trains a day
    6,850 vehicles a day2022 road count
  29. E 116th StreetChicagoID 923508CSigns only6 trains a day
    275 vehicles a dayRoad count year not reported
  30. Road 15500 EastMomenceID 534351AGates5 trains a day
    500 vehicles a day2021 road count
  31. Vincennes RoadMomenceID 534357RGates5 trains a day
    400 vehicles a day2021 road count
  32. Railroad AvenueMomenceID 534358XGates5 trains a day
    1,100 vehicles a day2021 road count
  33. Ash StreetMomenceID 534359EGates5 trains a day
    35 vehicles a day2021 road count
  34. Locust StreetMomenceID 534361FGates5 trains a day
    350 vehicles a day2021 road count
  35. Dixie HighwayMomenceID 534362MGates5 trains a day
    7,350 vehicles a day2023 road count
  36. Market StreetMomenceID 534364BGates5 trains a day
    400 vehicles a day2021 road count
  37. Road 10000 EastMomenceID 534366PSigns only5 trains a day
    50 vehicles a day2021 road count
  38. Road 3000 NorthMomenceID 534367WGates5 trains a day
    3,050 vehicles a day2021 road count
  39. Road 8000 EastMomenceID 534372TGates5 trains a day
    350 vehicles a day2021 road count
  40. Road 6500 EastMomenceID 534375NSigns only5 trains a day
    25 vehicles a day2020 road count
  41. Road 5500 EastBradleyID 534377CGates5 trains a day
    2,300 vehicles a day2021 road count
  42. Road 2000 NorthKankakeeID 534378JGates5 trains a day
    1,350 vehicles a day2021 road count
  43. Road 4000 EastKankakeeID 534381SGates5 trains a day
    2,750 vehicles a day2021 road count
  44. Grinnell RoadKankakeeID 534385UGates5 trains a day
    2,700 vehicles a day2021 road count
  45. Hobbie AvenueKankakeeID 534387HGates5 trains a day
    6,550 vehicles a day2021 road count
  46. Greenwood AvenueKankakeeID 534388PGates5 trains a day
    775 vehicles a day2021 road count
  47. Harrison AvenueKankakeeID 534389WGates5 trains a day
    2,160 vehicles a day2023 road count
  48. Indiana AvenueKankakeeID 534390RGates5 trains a day
    2,200 vehicles a day2023 road count
  49. Schuyler AvenueKankakeeID 534391XGates5 trains a day
    6,500 vehicles a day2021 road count
  50. Entrance AvenueKankakeeID 534392EGates5 trains a day
    4,400 vehicles a day2021 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