How many public crossings does Norfolk Southern Railway Company report in North Carolina?
The FRA inventory of lists 1,221 public railroad crossings in North Carolina with Norfolk Southern Railway Company as the reporting railroad.
- Public crossings
- 1,221
- Public crossings with identified warning devices
- 1,171
- Public crossings reported with gates
- 65%
- Most trains a day reported
- 145
- Reported incidents at public crossings since 2016
- 236
- Gate share compared with the state
- 2 percentage points higher
Where are these public crossings?
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Gates are reported at 65% of these crossings.
- Gates79165%
- Flashing lights without reported gates928%
- Signs without reported gates or lights28824%
- Other or not reported504%
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.
- East Kerr StSalisbury4,600 vehicles a day2022 road count
- Henderson StreetSalisbury2,590 vehicles a day2015 road count
- Southern Rr StationLinwood10 vehicles a day2005 road count
- E Eleventh StreetSalisbury3,773 vehicles a day2015 road count
- Long Ferry RdSpencer2,940 vehicles a day2015 road count
- Elm StreetGreensboro4,810 vehicles a day2023 road count
- Prospect DriveLexington1,397 vehicles a day2025 road count
- E 15th StreetLexington3,572 vehicles a day2025 road count
- E 7th AvenueLexington2,374 vehicles a day2025 road count
- Fisher Ferry RoadThomasville4,776 vehicles a day2015 road count
- Back Creek Church RoadCharlotte15,808 vehicles a day2024 road count
- McClean Road/SR 2831Charlotte10,968 vehicles a day2024 road count
- Orr RoadCharlotte5,508 vehicles a day2024 road count
- Summit AvenueCharlotte6,352 vehicles a day2024 road count
- Berryhill RoadCharlotte483 vehicles a day2024 road count
- Randolph St/Salem StThomasville7,901 vehicles a day2015 road count
- Liberty-turnerThomasville4,723 vehicles a day2015 road count
- Prospect StreetHigh Point1,301 vehicles a day2023 road count
- SW Point AvenueHigh Point1,083 vehicles a day2023 road count
- Hoskins StHigh Point4,696 vehicles a day2023 road count
- Scientific StreetHigh Point3,619 vehicles a day2023 road count
- Pump Station RoadHigh Point200 vehicles a day1988 road count
- Dillon/Ragsdale RoadJamestown5,721 vehicles a day2023 road count
- Pendleton StHigh Point4,148 vehicles a day2023 road count
- Oakdale RoadJamestown3,059 vehicles a day2023 road count
- Mackay RoadGreensboro12,003 vehicles a day2023 road count
- Hilltop RoadGreensboro14,381 vehicles a day2023 road count
- E Monroe StreetSalisbury5,500 vehicles a day2022 road count
- Council StSalisbury5,500 vehicles a day2022 road count
- Webb RoadChina Grove7,300 vehicles a day2024 road count
- Church StreetChina Grove10,500 vehicles a day2024 road count
- Centerview DriveChina Grove3,617 vehicles a day2019 road count
- Ryder AvenueLandis7,200 vehicles a day2024 road count
- E 22nd StreetKannapolis4,803 vehicles a day2019 road count
- E 18th StreetKannapolis4,437 vehicles a day2019 road count
- East 1st StreetKannapolis4,855 vehicles a day2024 road count
- McGill AvenueConcord11,497 vehicles a day2024 road count
- Fire Deptartment RoadWilsons Mills6,595 vehicles a day2022 road count
- Saddle Creek CourtHarrisburg1,407 vehicles a day2026 road count
- Plum StreetDurham924 vehicles a day2024 road count
- Ramseur StreetDurham1,376 vehicles a day2024 road count
- Blackwell-corcoran StreetDurham6,772 vehicles a day2024 road count
- Mangum StreetDurham12,192 vehicles a day2024 road count
- Dillard StreetDurham2,228 vehicles a day2024 road count
- Fayetteville StreetDurham13,427 vehicles a day2024 road count
- Seymour DriveCharlotte1,514 vehicles a day2015 road count
- Donald Ross RoadCharlotte7,199 vehicles a day2024 road count
- Old Dowd RoadCharlotte9,691 vehicles a day2024 road count
- Main StBelmont5,392 vehicles a day2014 road count
- Eagle Mill RoadCramerton3,835 vehicles a day2014 road count
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