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. Fifth AvenueKankakeeID 534393LGates5 trains a day
    6,000 vehicles a day2021 road count
  2. Main AvenueKankakeeID 534396GGates5 trains a day
    1,400 vehicles a day2021 road count
  3. Road 2100 EastDwightID 534452LGates5 trains a day
    50 vehicles a day2023 road count
  4. Road 2000 EastKinsmanID 534453TGates5 trains a day
    200 vehicles a day2023 road count
  5. Road 1900 EastRansomID 534454AGates5 trains a day
    50 vehicles a day2023 road count
  6. Road 1800 EastRansomID 534455GSigns only5 trains a day
    10 vehicles a day2023 road count
  7. Road 1700 EastRansomID 534456NSigns only5 trains a day
    25 vehicles a day2023 road count
  8. Road 1600 EastRansomID 534457VGates5 trains a day
    50 vehicles a day2023 road count
  9. Route 170RansomID 534458CGates5 trains a day
    1,250 vehicles a day2023 road count
  10. Road 1400 EastRansomID 534459JSigns only5 trains a day
    10 vehicles a day2023 road count
  11. Road 1300 EastRansomID 534461KSigns only5 trains a day
    10 vehicles a day2023 road count
  12. Road 1100 EastRansomID 534464FSigns only5 trains a day
    25 vehicles a day2023 road count
  13. Road 975 EastStreatorID 534465MFlashing lights5 trains a day
    150 vehicles a day2023 road count
  14. Road 800 EastStreatorID 534466USigns only5 trains a day
    50 vehicles a day2023 road count
  15. Road 750 EastStreatorID 534467BSigns only5 trains a day
    25 vehicles a day2023 road count
  16. Road 675 EastStreatorID 534468HGates5 trains a day
    575 vehicles a day2023 road count
  17. Livingston RoadStreatorID 534469PGates5 trains a day
    550 vehicles a day2023 road count
  18. Twelfth StreetStreatorID 534480PFlashing lights5 trains a day
    2,000 vehicles a day2019 road count
  19. Bernstein StreetStreatorID 534481WSigns only5 trains a day
    50 vehicles a day2020 road count
  20. Charles StreetStreatorID 534482DFlashing lights5 trains a day
    200 vehicles a day2020 road count
  21. Lundy StreetStreatorID 534483KFlashing lights5 trains a day
    800 vehicles a day2020 road count
  22. Livingston StreetStreatorID 534484SSigns only5 trains a day
    100 vehicles a day2020 road count
  23. Hall StreetStreatorID 534485YSigns only5 trains a day
    325 vehicles a day2020 road count
  24. Illinois StreetStreatorID 534486FSigns only5 trains a day
    675 vehicles a day2020 road count
  25. Third StreetHartfordID 328016GFlashing lights4 trains a day
    125 vehicles a day2021 road count
  26. Seventh StreetHartfordID 328017NFlashing lights4 trains a day
    150 vehicles a day2021 road count
  27. Robbins RoadHartfordID 328022KGates4 trains a day
    700 vehicles a day2021 road count
  28. Levee RdHartfordID 328028BGates4 trains a day
    150 vehicles a day2021 road count
  29. New Poag RoadHartfordID 328030CGates4 trains a day
    5,400 vehicles a day2021 road count
  30. Thorngate RoadGranite CityID 328035LSigns only4 trains a day
    175 vehicles a day2021 road count
  31. Chain Of Rocks RdGranite CityID 328038GGates4 trains a day
    3,150 vehicles a day2021 road count
  32. Schaeffer RoadGranite CityID 328040HSigns only4 trains a day
    300 vehicles a day2016 road count
  33. Pontoon RoadGranite CityID 328042WSigns only4 trains a day
    9,350 vehicles a day2021 road count
  34. 20th StreetGranite CityID 328048MGates4 trains a day
    900 vehicles a day2016 road count
  35. Harper AvenueGranvilleID 510803PGates4 trains a day
    4,700 vehicles a day2023 road count
  36. North Fifteenth RoadMagnoliaID 532525MSigns only4 trains a day
    50 vehicles a day2016 road count
  37. East Zero RoadMagnoliaID 532526USigns only4 trains a day
    75 vehicles a day2016 road count
  38. Road 1550 EastMcNabbID 532527BSigns only4 trains a day
    10 vehicles a day2023 road count
  39. Road 350 NorthMcNabbID 532528HSigns only4 trains a day
    50 vehicles a day2023 road count
  40. Road 1475 EastMcNabbID 532529PSigns only4 trains a day
    25 vehicles a day2023 road count
  41. Route 89McNabbID 532530JFlashing lights4 trains a day
    1,700 vehicles a day2023 road count
  42. Main StreetMcNabbID 532531RFlashing lights4 trains a day
    750 vehicles a day2023 road count
  43. Road 600 NorthMcNabbID 532532XSigns only4 trains a day
    100 vehicles a day2023 road count
  44. Road 700 NorthMcNabbID 532533ESigns only4 trains a day
    50 vehicles a day2023 road count
  45. Road 750 NorthMcNabbID 532534LSigns only4 trains a day
    25 vehicles a day2023 road count
  46. Road 850 NorthGranvilleID 532535TSigns only4 trains a day
    50 vehicles a day2023 road count
  47. Road 950 NorthGranvilleID 532536ASigns only4 trains a day
    25 vehicles a day2023 road count
  48. Road 1300 EastGranvilleID 532537GSigns only4 trains a day
    200 vehicles a day2023 road count
  49. McCoy StreetGranvilleID 532539VFlashing lights4 trains a day
    1,200 vehicles a day2023 road count
  50. Main StreetGranvilleID 532540PFlashing lights4 trains a day
    325 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