How many public crossings does Norfolk Southern Railway Company report in Kentucky?

The FRA inventory of lists 212 public railroad crossings in Kentucky with Norfolk Southern Railway Company as the reporting railroad.

Public crossings
212
Public crossings with identified warning devices
209
Public crossings reported with gates
46%
Most trains a day reported
46
Reported incidents at public crossings since 2016
77
Gate share compared with the state
17 percentage points higher

Where are these public crossings?

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Gates are reported at 46% of these crossings.

  • Gates9846%
  • Flashing lights without reported gates5526%
  • Signs without reported gates or lights5626%
  • Other or not reported31%

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. Sherman Newtown RoadCrittendenID 720050RGates46 trains a day
    1 vehicle a day1992 road count
  2. Virginia AvLouisvilleID 850994PGates42 trains a day
    2,980 vehicles a day1982 road count
  3. Hale AveLouisvilleID 850995WGates42 trains a day
    6,651 vehicles a day2012 road count
  4. Greenwood AveLouisvilleID 850998SGates42 trains a day
    1 vehicle a day1986 road count
  5. Kentucky StLouisvilleID 851001FGates42 trains a day
    1,000 vehicles a day1987 road count
  6. Garland AveLouisvilleID 851002MGates42 trains a day
    2,918 vehicles a day2018 road count
  7. Lisle RoadGeorgetownID 724507WGates34 trains a day
    1,450 vehicles a day2004 road count
  8. Kearney RoadLexingtonID 724513AGates34 trains a day
    293 vehicles a day2013 road count
  9. Spurr RoadLexingtonID 724515NGates34 trains a day
    1,607 vehicles a day2015 road count
  10. Greendale RoadLexingtonID 724516VGates34 trains a day
    10,800 vehicles a day2003 road count
  11. Hunt LaneFergusonID 841762BSigns only34 trains a day
    1 vehicle a day1989 road count
  12. Old Burnside RoadFergusonID 841763HGates34 trains a day
    1,082 vehicles a day2015 road count
  13. Cedar Pointe DriveElihuID 841764PSigns only34 trains a day
    No road count has been reported.
  14. Cedar Grove RoadElihuID 841778XGates34 trains a day
    1 vehicle a day1997 road count
  15. French AvenueBurnsideID 841786PGates34 trains a day
    275 vehicles a day2011 road count
  16. Spears LnMorelandID 841699LGates33 trains a day
    1 vehicle a day1995 road count
  17. Tateville Antioch RoadBurnsideID 841788DGates33 trains a day
    1 vehicle a day1994 road count
  18. Stephenson RoadErlangerID 719964TGates32 trains a day
    5,890 vehicles a day1981 road count
  19. Main StreetElsmereID 719966GGates32 trains a day
    1 vehicle a day1987 road count
  20. 13th StreetLouisvilleID 850980GGates32 trains a day
    3,418 vehicles a day2017 road count
  21. Cassie LaneBurnsideID 961266LSigns only32 trains a day
    No road count has been reported.
  22. Totten LaneFlorenceID 719977USigns only31 trains a day
    1 vehicle a day1991 road count
  23. Maher RoadUnionID 719983XGates31 trains a day
    3,548 vehicles a day2014 road count
  24. Frogtown RoadUnionID 719984EGates31 trains a day
    1 vehicle a day1992 road count
  25. Waller AvenueLexingtonID 724527HGates31 trains a day
    19,007 vehicles a day2016 road count
  26. Rosemont GardenLexingtonID 724528PGates31 trains a day
    13,300 vehicles a day1984 road count
  27. Waveland Museum LaneLexingtonID 724533LGates31 trains a day
    1,720 vehicles a day1991 road count
  28. Brannon RoadKeeneID 841647UGates31 trains a day
    1,500 vehicles a day1985 road count
  29. Baker LaneNicholasvilleID 841651JFlashing lights31 trains a day
    1 vehicle a day1987 road count
  30. Shelby StreetJunction CityID 841691GGates31 trains a day
    1,000 vehicles a day2007 road count
  31. Knoblick RoadJunction CityID 841692NGates31 trains a day
    1 vehicle a day1992 road count
  32. Bowens RoadJunction CityID 841693VGates31 trains a day
    1 vehicle a day1994 road count
  33. Harris Creek RoadMorelandID 841694CFlashing lights31 trains a day
    1 vehicle a day1997 road count
  34. Vonlinger LaneMorelandID 841695JSigns only31 trains a day
    35 vehicles a day1988 road count
  35. Community Center DriveMorelandID 841696RFlashing lights31 trains a day
    1 vehicle a day1987 road count
  36. Community Center DriveMorelandID 841697XFlashing lights31 trains a day
    1 vehicle a day1994 road count
  37. Danville PikeMorelandID 841700DGates31 trains a day
    657 vehicles a day2015 road count
  38. Green River South RoadHustonvilleID 841710JGates31 trains a day
    301 vehicles a day1997 road count
  39. South Fork RoadHustonvilleID 841714LSigns only31 trains a day
    1 vehicle a day1989 road count
  40. Jacobs Loop RoadEubankID 841720PSigns only31 trains a day
    1 vehicle a day1994 road count
  41. Route 328EubankID 841724SGates31 trains a day
    307 vehicles a day2015 road count
  42. Newell Church RdEubankID 841729BSigns only31 trains a day
    30 vehicles a day1989 road count
  43. Burton RoadEubankID 841732JSigns only31 trains a day
    1 vehicle a day1988 road count
  44. Stanford StreetScience HillID 841742PGates31 trains a day
    698 vehicles a day2015 road count
  45. Main StreetScience HillID 841743WGates31 trains a day
    1,280 vehicles a day1979 road count
  46. Stanford StreetScience HillID 841744DGates31 trains a day
    2,503 vehicles a day2015 road count
  47. Norwood Mount Zion RoadScience HillID 841745KGates31 trains a day
    1 vehicle a day1989 road count
  48. Lafavers LaneScience HillID 841747YSigns only31 trains a day
    30 vehicles a day2004 road count
  49. Racetrack RoadSomersetID 841752VGates31 trains a day
    1 vehicle a day1994 road count
  50. McKee RoadSomersetID 841754JGates31 trains a day
    1 vehicle a day1991 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