How many public crossings does Norfolk Southern Railway Company report in Louisiana?
The FRA inventory of lists 109 public railroad crossings in Louisiana with Norfolk Southern Railway Company as the reporting railroad.
- Public crossings
- 109
- Public crossings with identified warning devices
- 105
- Public crossings reported with gates
- 30%
- Most trains a day reported
- 34
- Reported incidents at public crossings since 2016
- 36
- Gate share compared with the state
- 13 percentage points lower
Where are these public crossings?
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Gates are reported at 30% of these crossings.
- Gates3330%
- Flashing lights without reported gates1716%
- Signs without reported gates or lights5550%
- Other or not reported44%
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.
- Peoples AvenueNew Orleans1,400 vehicles a day2010 road count
- Florida AvenueNew Orleans1,820 vehicles a day2010 road count
- Florida AvenueNew Orleans1,820 vehicles a day2010 road count
- St Claude AveNew Orleans22,800 vehicles a day2014 road count
- N Rampart StreetNew Orleans3,000 vehicles a day2019 road count
- Burgundy StreetNew Orleans3,000 vehicles a day2019 road count
- Dauphine StreetNew Orleans4,000 vehicles a day2010 road count
- Royal StreetNew Orleans4,000 vehicles a day2019 road count
- Chartres StreetNew Orleans10,000 vehicles a day2010 road count
- WalkwayNew Orleans1 vehicle a day2010 road count
- Peoples AvenueNew Orleans1,000 vehicles a day2010 road count
- Shrewsbury RoadNew Orleans528 vehicles a day2016 road count
- Labarre RdNew Orleans8,978 vehicles a day2025 road count
- Atherton DriveNew Orleans713 vehicles a day2025 road count
- Hollywood RoadMetairie3,165 vehicles a day2025 road count
- Farnham PlaceMetairie1,385 vehicles a day2025 road count
- West Oakridge ParkNew Orleans600 vehicles a day2025 road count
- Carr DriveSlidell526 vehicles a day2025 road count
- Louisa-piety ConnNew Orleans13,300 vehicles a day2010 road count
- France RoadNew Orleans6,725 vehicles a day2010 road count
- Patricia StreetNew Orleans500 vehicles a day2010 road count
- Judge Perez RoadChalmette26,200 vehicles a day2016 road count
- Friscoville AvenueNew Orleans500 vehicles a day2010 road count
- LebeauNew Orleans1,000 vehicles a day2010 road count
- St Benard HighwayChalmette19,600 vehicles a day2016 road count
- BattlefieldNew Orleans300 vehicles a day2010 road count
- Natl CemetaryChalmette300 vehicles a day2010 road count
- Melvyn Perez ParkwayNew Orleans1,000 vehicles a day2010 road count
- Aycock StreetArabi500 vehicles a day2016 road count
- Florida AvenueNew Orleans1,820 vehicles a day2010 road count
- Old Highway 11Pearl River190 vehicles a day2025 road count
- Pump Slough RoadPearl River8,358 vehicles a day2025 road count
- Nelson RoadPearl River1,624 vehicles a day2025 road count
- Watts RoadPearl River10,663 vehicles a day2026 road count
- Robert BoulevardPearl River3,587 vehicles a day2025 road count
- Haas RoadPearl River4,103 vehicles a day2025 road count
- Spiehler RoadSlidell1,991 vehicles a day2025 road count
- Brownswitch RoadSlidell18,274 vehicles a day2025 road count
- North BoulevardSlidell19,963 vehicles a day2025 road count
- Lafayette StreetSlidell500 vehicles a day2010 road count
- Gause BoulevardSlidell17,680 vehicles a day2025 road count
- West Hall AvenueSlidell11,495 vehicles a day2006 road count
- Pennsylvania AvenueSlidell200 vehicles a day2010 road count
- Fremaux AvenueSlidell500 vehicles a day2010 road count
- Bayou Liberty RoadSlidell9,924 vehicles a day2025 road count
- Pearl ParkwayPearl River3,991 vehicles a day2010 road count
- Metairie RoadMetairie10,300 vehicles a day2024 road count
- Carrollton RoadMetairie2,500 vehicles a day2025 road count
- City Park AvenueNew Orleans24,642 vehicles a day2010 road count
- Anthony StreetNew Orleans300 vehicles a day2010 road count
Counties with radio frequencies licensed to this railroad
No county on the license
Other licensed frequencies
- 154.5475 MHz, mobileCall sign WQDL601, license active until 24 Sep 2035View the license at the FCC
Source: FCC Universal Licensing System, weekly license file, 18 Oct 2026.
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