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. Illinois StreetStreatorID 534478NGates22 trains a day
    475 vehicles a day2023 road count
  2. Martin Luther King Junior DriveDecaturID 479186SGates21 trains a day
    6,650 vehicles a day2020 road count
  3. Water StreetDecaturID 479188FGates21 trains a day
    1,450 vehicles a day2015 road count
  4. Church Street WalkwayDecaturID 479190GOther or not reported21 trains a day
    No road count has been reported.
  5. Edward StreetDecaturID 479191NGates21 trains a day
    1,400 vehicles a day2020 road count
  6. Road 1900 EastSidneyID 479913TGates20 trains a day
    150 vehicles a day2021 road count
  7. Road 1800 EastPhiloID 479915GFlashing lights20 trains a day
    10 vehicles a day2021 road count
  8. Road 1700 EastPhiloID 479916NGates20 trains a day
    75 vehicles a day2021 road count
  9. Harrison StreetPhiloID 479917VGates20 trains a day
    450 vehicles a day2021 road count
  10. Lincoln StreetPhiloID 479919JGates20 trains a day
    3,200 vehicles a day2023 road count
  11. Road 1500 EastPhiloID 479920DGates20 trains a day
    200 vehicles a day2021 road count
  12. Road 1400 EastPhiloID 479921KGates20 trains a day
    75 vehicles a day2021 road count
  13. Road 800 NorthTolonoID 479923YGates20 trains a day
    300 vehicles a day2021 road count
  14. Road 1200 EastTolonoID 479925MGates20 trains a day
    400 vehicles a day2021 road count
  15. Elizabeth StreetTolonoID 479926UGates20 trains a day
    700 vehicles a day2021 road count
  16. Bourne StreetTolonoID 479927BGates20 trains a day
    325 vehicles a day2021 road count
  17. Austin StreetTolonoID 479930JGates20 trains a day
    175 vehicles a day2021 road count
  18. Duncan RoadTolonoID 479933EGates20 trains a day
    250 vehicles a day2021 road count
  19. Road 800 EastSadorusID 479935TSigns only20 trains a day
    50 vehicles a day2021 road count
  20. Road 700 EastSadorusID 479937GGates20 trains a day
    125 vehicles a day2021 road count
  21. West StreetSadorusID 479940PGates20 trains a day
    625 vehicles a day2021 road count
  22. Road 500 EastSadorusID 479945YGates20 trains a day
    75 vehicles a day2021 road count
  23. Road 400 EastSadorusID 479946FGates20 trains a day
    100 vehicles a day2021 road count
  24. Road 300 EastIvesdaleID 479949BGates20 trains a day
    75 vehicles a day2021 road count
  25. Road 200 EastIvesdaleID 479950VGates20 trains a day
    1,100 vehicles a day2021 road count
  26. Road 100 EastIvesdaleID 479951CGates20 trains a day
    100 vehicles a day2021 road count
  27. Sandford StreetIvesdaleID 479952JGates20 trains a day
    100 vehicles a day2021 road count
  28. Road 1400 EastIvesdaleID 479956LGates20 trains a day
    25 vehicles a day2020 road count
  29. Road 1000 NorthIvesdaleID 479957TGates20 trains a day
    50 vehicles a day2020 road count
  30. Road 1300 EastIvesdaleID 479958AGates20 trains a day
    50 vehicles a day2020 road count
  31. Road 1200 EastBementID 479960BGates20 trains a day
    25 vehicles a day2020 road count
  32. Road 1100 EastBementID 479962PGates20 trains a day
    25 vehicles a day2020 road count
  33. Road 1000 EastBementID 479964DGates20 trains a day
    75 vehicles a day2020 road count
  34. Piatt StreetBementID 479966SGates20 trains a day
    325 vehicles a day2020 road count
  35. Macon StreetBementID 479967YGates20 trains a day
    2,850 vehicles a day2023 road count
  36. Sangamon StreetBementID 479969MGates20 trains a day
    350 vehicles a day2020 road count
  37. HawthorneHartfordID 328015AFlashing lights19 trains a day
    2,700 vehicles a day2024 road count
  38. State Line RoadDanvilleID 479843FGates19 trains a day
    550 vehicles a day2023 road count
  39. Poland RoadDanvilleID 479844MGates19 trains a day
    475 vehicles a day2023 road count
  40. N 2050 Road EastDanvilleID 479847HGates19 trains a day
    100 vehicles a day2023 road count
  41. Road 1970 EastDanvilleID 479848PGates19 trains a day
    150 vehicles a day2023 road count
  42. Voorhees StreetDanvilleID 479854TGates19 trains a day
    5,800 vehicles a day2023 road count
  43. Pries StreetDanvilleID 479855AGates19 trains a day
    175 vehicles a day2023 road count
  44. Bowman AvenueDanvilleID 479856GGates19 trains a day
    7,000 vehicles a day2023 road count
  45. Williams StreetDanvilleID 479859CGates19 trains a day
    2,650 vehicles a day2023 road count
  46. Sixth StreetGibson CityID 479030TFlashing lights17 trains a day
    175 vehicles a day2023 road count
  47. Quercus Grove RoadHamelID 480117FFlashing lights17 trains a day
    325 vehicles a day2021 road count
  48. N Phillips LaneMt VernonID 724811ASigns only16 trains a day
    50 vehicles a day2021 road count
  49. Congress StreetChapinID 479431TGates15 trains a day
    75 vehicles a day2019 road count
  50. Poplar StreetChapinID 479432AGates15 trains a day
    200 vehicles a day2019 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