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.
- Redman Crossing RoadEfland315 vehicles a day2023 road count
- Gaines Chapel RoadEfland374 vehicles a day2023 road count
- Mount Willing RoadEfland8,855 vehicles a day2023 road count
- West Hill AvenueHillsborough2,085 vehicles a day2023 road count
- Bellevue StreetHillsborough1,383 vehicles a day2023 road count
- Piedmont DriveHillsborough30 vehicles a day2014 road count
- University Station RoadHillsborough1,023 vehicles a day2014 road count
- Gilmer StreetBurlington3,435 vehicles a day2023 road count
- Queen Ann StreetBurlington3,604 vehicles a day2023 road count
- Washington StreetBurlington20,163 vehicles a day2023 road count
- Pomeroy StreetGraham4,883 vehicles a day2023 road count
- Stone StreetHaw River872 vehicles a day2023 road count
- Gibson RoadMebane2,206 vehicles a day2023 road count
- Moore RoadMebane1,815 vehicles a day2023 road count
- Third StreetMebane4,546 vehicles a day2014 road count
- Fourth StreetMebane856 vehicles a day2014 road count
- Fifth StreetMebane12,193 vehicles a day2014 road count
- Mattress Factory RdMebane2,828 vehicles a day2023 road count
- Lakeview DriveBurlington838 vehicles a day2023 road count
- Glen Raven RoadBurlington5,594 vehicles a day2023 road count
- Elmira StreetBurlington11,944 vehicles a day2023 road count
- Main StreetBurlington1,825 vehicles a day2023 road count
- Dudley StreetGreensboro5,179 vehicles a day2023 road count
- Gillespie StreetGreensboro1,656 vehicles a day2023 road count
- English StreetGreensboro4,082 vehicles a day2023 road count
- Holts Chapel RdGreensboro2,105 vehicles a day2023 road count
- Pine StreetGreensboro611 vehicles a day2023 road count
- Lowdermilk StreetGreensboro1,052 vehicles a day2023 road count
- Franklin BoulevardGreensboro7,258 vehicles a day2023 road count
- O'Ferrell StGreensboro1,076 vehicles a day2023 road count
- Ward RoadGreensboro709 vehicles a day2023 road count
- Maxfield RoadMcLeansville585 vehicles a day2023 road count
- Buchanan Church RoadMcLeansville1,065 vehicles a day2023 road count
- Wagoner Bend RoadMcLeansville80 vehicles a day2023 road count
- Frieden Church RoadMcLeansville612 vehicles a day2023 road count
- Colony RoadGibsonville438 vehicles a day2023 road count
- Cullen RoadGibsonville184 vehicles a day2023 road count
- Wagner RoadGibsonville708 vehicles a day2023 road count
- Power Line RoadGibsonville214 vehicles a day2023 road count
- Joyner StreetGibsonville385 vehicles a day2023 road count
- Springwood AvenueGibsonville7,505 vehicles a day2023 road count
- Huffine StreetElon College2,437 vehicles a day2023 road count
- Church StreetElon College1,669 vehicles a day2023 road count
- Williamson AvenueElon College10,137 vehicles a day2023 road count
- Oak AvenueElon College6,341 vehicles a day2023 road count
- York RoadBurlington6,468 vehicles a day2023 road count
- Gilliam RoadElon College658 vehicles a day2023 road count
- Wilson Mills RoadWilsons Mills676 vehicles a day2022 road count
- Bear Farm RoadWilsons Mills4 vehicles a day2022 road count
- Oak StreetSelma738 vehicles a day2022 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