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

The FRA inventory of lists 1,600 public railroad crossings in Ohio with Norfolk Southern Railway Company as the reporting railroad.

Public crossings
1,600
Public crossings with identified warning devices
1,593
Public crossings reported with gates
79%
Most trains a day reported
86
Reported incidents at public crossings since 2016
362
Gate share compared with the state
16 percentage points higher

Where are these public crossings?

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Gates are reported at 79% of these crossings.

  • Gates1,25979%
  • Flashing lights without reported gates835%
  • Signs without reported gates or lights25116%
  • Other or not reported70.4%

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. Laura StPayneID 472568NGates17 trains a day
    592 vehicles a day2007 road count
  2. Main StPayneID 472569VGates17 trains a day
    2,596 vehicles a day2025 road count
  3. Tr 21PayneID 472571WGates17 trains a day
    226 vehicles a day2007 road count
  4. CR 11PayneID 472572DGates17 trains a day
    93 vehicles a day2007 road count
  5. Tr 5PayneID 472573KGates17 trains a day
    42 vehicles a day2007 road count
  6. Glasser RdOak HarborID 473740KGates17 trains a day
    121 vehicles a day2008 road count
  7. Leaser RdOak HarborID 473742YSigns only17 trains a day
    38 vehicles a day2007 road count
  8. W Main StOak HarborID 473756GGates17 trains a day
    530 vehicles a day2007 road count
  9. CR 10MontpelierID 478065RGates17 trains a day
    573 vehicles a day2008 road count
  10. CR KMontpelierID 478066XGates17 trains a day
    311 vehicles a day2008 road count
  11. Tr 85MontpelierID 478067EGates17 trains a day
    66 vehicles a day2008 road count
  12. CR JMontpelierID 478069TGates17 trains a day
    285 vehicles a day2024 road count
  13. CR 75MontpelierID 478070MGates17 trains a day
    86 vehicles a day2005 road count
  14. CR IBlakesleeID 478073HGates17 trains a day
    132 vehicles a day2008 road count
  15. Rd 6BlakesleeID 478075WGates17 trains a day
    387 vehicles a day2013 road count
  16. Tr HBlakesleeID 478076DGates17 trains a day
    94 vehicles a day2008 road count
  17. CR 4BlakesleeID 478080TGates17 trains a day
    55 vehicles a day2008 road count
  18. CR F5BlakesleeID 478081AGates17 trains a day
    55 vehicles a day2008 road count
  19. SR 49BlakesleeID 478082GGates17 trains a day
    2,150 vehicles a day2005 road count
  20. CR FBlakesleeID 478083NGates17 trains a day
    348 vehicles a day2024 road count
  21. CR 2BlakesleeID 478085CGates17 trains a day
    64 vehicles a day2006 road count
  22. CR EBlakesleeID 478086JGates17 trains a day
    36 vehicles a day2008 road count
  23. Waneta AvenueMiddletownID 524683SGates17 trains a day
    2,786 vehicles a day2000 road count
  24. Oxford State RoadMiddletownID 524684YGates17 trains a day
    7,991 vehicles a day2024 road count
  25. Kemper RoadSharonvilleID 524884HGates17 trains a day
    20,094 vehicles a day1997 road count
  26. Chestnut StreetGenevaID 472010HGates16 trains a day
    186 vehicles a day2005 road count
  27. Maple StreetMentorID 472051MGates16 trains a day
    913 vehicles a day2011 road count
  28. Coen RdVermilionID 472312KGates16 trains a day
    1,429 vehicles a day2006 road count
  29. Barnes RoadVermilionID 472315FGates16 trains a day
    334 vehicles a day2022 road count
  30. Darrow RoadBerlin HeightsID 472321JGates16 trains a day
    740 vehicles a day2008 road count
  31. Smokey RoadShinrockID 472322RGates16 trains a day
    163 vehicles a day2006 road count
  32. Tr 16cMiller CityID 472516WGates16 trains a day
    72 vehicles a day2007 road count
  33. SR 15ContinentalID 472518KGates16 trains a day
    3,547 vehicles a day2025 road count
  34. CR 19ContinentalID 472520LGates16 trains a day
    133 vehicles a day2007 road count
  35. Tr 20ContinentalID 472521TGates16 trains a day
    89 vehicles a day2007 road count
  36. 6th StContinentalID 472522AGates16 trains a day
    486 vehicles a day2007 road count
  37. 3rd StContinentalID 472524NGates16 trains a day
    321 vehicles a day2007 road count
  38. Tr 22ContinentalID 472525VGates16 trains a day
    305 vehicles a day2007 road count
  39. CR 24DupontID 472528RGates16 trains a day
    217 vehicles a day2007 road count
  40. North StFremontID 473716JGates16 trains a day
    236 vehicles a day2008 road count
  41. Sand StFremontID 473717RSigns only16 trains a day
    75 vehicles a day2008 road count
  42. Kingsway RoadFremontID 473730EGates16 trains a day
    171 vehicles a day2013 road count
  43. W Bloom RdOak HarborID 473745UGates16 trains a day
    117 vehicles a day2007 road count
  44. Elmore Eastern RdOak HarborID 473747HGates16 trains a day
    786 vehicles a day2007 road count
  45. Cullmun RdOak HarborID 473750RGates16 trains a day
    128 vehicles a day2007 road count
  46. W Portage River South RoadOak HarborID 473752EGates16 trains a day
    1,145 vehicles a day2007 road count
  47. Water StOak HarborID 473754TGates16 trains a day
    5,203 vehicles a day2024 road count
  48. W Ottawa StOak HarborID 473757NGates16 trains a day
    1,402 vehicles a day2007 road count
  49. W Washington StOak HarborID 473761DGates16 trains a day
    239 vehicles a day2007 road count
  50. Nebraska AvenueToledoID 508923FGates16 trains a day
    4,883 vehicles a day2025 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