How many public crossings does Norfolk Southern Railway Company report in South Carolina?
The FRA inventory of lists 781 public railroad crossings in South Carolina with Norfolk Southern Railway Company as the reporting railroad.
- Public crossings
- 781
- Public crossings with identified warning devices
- 773
- Public crossings reported with gates
- 60%
- Most trains a day reported
- 43
- Reported incidents at public crossings since 2016
- 171
- Gate share compared with the state
- 9 percentage points higher
Where are these public crossings?
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Gates are reported at 60% of these crossings.
- Gates46760%
- Flashing lights without reported gates486%
- Signs without reported gates or lights25833%
- Other or not reported81%
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.
- Taylor RoadTaylors6,485 vehicles a day2013 road count
- Forest StreetSpartanburg3,884 vehicles a day2014 road count
- Arch StSpartanburg4,013 vehicles a day2014 road count
- Beaumont AvenueSpartanburg2,116 vehicles a day2014 road count
- Magnolia StSpartanburg6,376 vehicles a day2014 road count
- Ashley Phosphate RoadNorth Charleston57,339 vehicles a day2013 road count
- Sibley StreetSpartanburg6,229 vehicles a day2014 road count
- Arcadia StreetArcadia888 vehicles a day2014 road count
- Cleveland StreetSaxon2,175 vehicles a day2025 road count
- Fairforest RdFairforest10,176 vehicles a day2014 road count
- Cedar Crest RoadStartex405 vehicles a day2014 road count
- Fourth StreetGreer743 vehicles a day2014 road count
- Sline StreetGreer12,163 vehicles a day2013 road count
- Church StWellford1,844 vehicles a day2014 road count
- Carver StreetWellford885 vehicles a day2014 road count
- Maplewood RoadWellford687 vehicles a day2014 road count
- Locust StreetLyman1,972 vehicles a day2014 road count
- Smith StreetDuncan437 vehicles a day2014 road count
- Main Street/Spencer StreetDuncan8,836 vehicles a day2014 road count
- Robinson RoadDuncan452 vehicles a day2014 road count
- S Fairplay StSeneca2,407 vehicles a day2014 road count
- Driver Hill RdWestminster41 vehicles a day2014 road count
- Nbibb StreetWestminster1,043 vehicles a day2014 road count
- S Alexander StreetWestminster84 vehicles a day2014 road count
- Trade StreetGreer842 vehicles a day2013 road count
- School StreetGreer363 vehicles a day2013 road count
- Able StreetGreer921 vehicles a day2013 road count
- Alexander RoadTaylors763 vehicles a day2013 road count
- Stephenson StreetTaylors1,993 vehicles a day2013 road count
- Edwards StreetTaylors2,017 vehicles a day2013 road count
- Brook Glenn RoadTaylors1,934 vehicles a day2013 road count
- Edwards RdTaylors11,031 vehicles a day2013 road count
- Watson RdTaylors1,431 vehicles a day2013 road count
- E Warehouse CourtGreenville2,529 vehicles a day2013 road count
- Artillery RdTaylors1,420 vehicles a day2013 road count
- Donnan RoadGreenville3,514 vehicles a day2013 road count
- Waddell RoadGreenville6,895 vehicles a day2013 road count
- Pine Knole RoadGreenville5,365 vehicles a day2013 road count
- Palmetto StreetCowpens686 vehicles a day2014 road count
- Plainview DriveSpartanburg7,398 vehicles a day2014 road count
- State StreetCayce4,390 vehicles a day2013 road count
- Lincoln StColumbia1,180 vehicles a day2014 road count
- Taylor StreetCharleston1,125 vehicles a day2013 road count
- Robinson StreetGaffney1,626 vehicles a day2013 road count
- Frederick StreetGaffney5,719 vehicles a day2013 road count
- Meadow StreetGaffney1,469 vehicles a day2013 road count
- Floyd Baker BoulevardGaffney6,454 vehicles a day2013 road count
- Buford StreetGaffney6,918 vehicles a day2012 road count
- Rutledge AvenueGaffney3,439 vehicles a day2013 road count
- W O'Neal StreetGaffney1,437 vehicles a day2013 road count
Counties with radio frequencies licensed to this railroad
- Aiken County8 frequencies
- Anderson County5 frequencies
- Calhoun County2 frequencies
- Charleston County15 frequencies
- Cherokee County6 frequencies
- Chester County5 frequencies
- Dorchester County12 frequencies
- Edgefield County5 frequencies
- Fairfield County7 frequencies
- Greenville County13 frequencies
- Greenwood County4 frequencies
- Lexington County12 frequencies
- Newberry County6 frequencies
- Oconee County4 frequencies
- Orangeburg County8 frequencies
- Pickens County5 frequencies
- Richland County23 frequencies
- Saluda County6 frequencies
- Spartanburg County16 frequencies
- Union County9 frequencies
- York County8 frequencies
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