How many public crossings does Norfolk Southern Railway Company report in Tennessee?
The FRA inventory of lists 725 public railroad crossings in Tennessee with Norfolk Southern Railway Company as the reporting railroad.
- Public crossings
- 725
- Public crossings with identified warning devices
- 697
- Public crossings reported with gates
- 51%
- Most trains a day reported
- 75
- Reported incidents at public crossings since 2016
- 166
- Gate share compared with the state
- 16 percentage points higher
Where are these public crossings?
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Gates are reported at 51% of these crossings.
- Gates37151%
- Flashing lights without reported gates11416%
- Signs without reported gates or lights21229%
- Other or not reported284%
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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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