How many public crossings does Norfolk Southern Railway Company report in Virginia?
The FRA inventory of lists 1,142 public railroad crossings in Virginia with Norfolk Southern Railway Company as the reporting railroad.
- Public crossings
- 1,142
- Public crossings with identified warning devices
- 1,110
- Public crossings reported with gates
- 65%
- Most trains a day reported
- 66
- Reported incidents at public crossings since 2016
- 155
- Gate share compared with the state
- 1 percentage point lower
Where are these public crossings?
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Gates are reported at 65% of these crossings.
- Gates73965%
- Flashing lights without reported gates857%
- Signs without reported gates or lights28625%
- Other or not reported323%
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.
- Albemarle AvenueRoanoke4,000 vehicles a day2022 road count
- Lynwood RoadGrottoes383 vehicles a day2012 road count
- Jacksons WayGrottoes94 vehicles a day2012 road count
- Port Republic RoadGrottoes2,869 vehicles a day2012 road count
- Third StreetGrottoes3,751 vehicles a day2012 road count
- Belvidere LaneCrimora34 vehicles a day2012 road count
- McGuslin LaneCrimora54 vehicles a day2011 road count
- New Hope-crimora RoadCrimora2,139 vehicles a day2012 road count
- Patrick Mill LaneCrimora6 vehicles a day2012 road count
- Dooms Crossing RoadWaynesboro1,374 vehicles a day2012 road count
- Daniels Creek RoadFieldale5,118 vehicles a day2012 road count
- Appalachian DriveFieldale6,499 vehicles a day2012 road count
- Woodale CourtCollinsville292 vehicles a day2012 road count
- Broad StreetMartinsville1,400 vehicles a day2012 road count
- Island Ford RoadElkton3,395 vehicles a day2012 road count
- Howard P Anderson RoadCrystal Hill1,024 vehicles a day2012 road count
- Huber Access RoadCrystal Hill1,269 vehicles a day2012 road count
- Chaffin TrailHalifax63 vehicles a day2012 road count
- Cowford RoadHalifax1,012 vehicles a day2012 road count
- Woodmans RoadCrewe214 vehicles a day2012 road count
- Jennings Ordinary RoadCrewe386 vehicles a day2012 road count
- High Point RoadCrewe79 vehicles a day2012 road count
- Scotland LaneJetersville112 vehicles a day2012 road count
- Perkinson RoadJetersville364 vehicles a day2012 road count
- Farmers LaneJetersville217 vehicles a day2011 road count
- Jackson LaneJetersville401 vehicles a day2011 road count
- Buckstin Creek RoadJetersville555 vehicles a day2012 road count
- Church Hll StreetBoones Mill515 vehicles a day2011 road count
- Cary StreetGrottoes4,262 vehicles a day2012 road count
- Draft AvenueStuarts Draft13,192 vehicles a day2012 road count
- Johnson DriveStuarts Draft2,135 vehicles a day2012 road count
- Offliter RoadStuarts Draft3,304 vehicles a day2012 road count
- Wilda RoadStuarts Draft101 vehicles a day2012 road count
- Avis RoadGreenville89 vehicles a day2012 road count
- Greenville School RoadGreenville1,132 vehicles a day2012 road count
- Poor Creek LaneGreenville227 vehicles a day2012 road count
- Red Horse LaneBuchanan503 vehicles a day2012 road count
- Pico RoadBuchanan678 vehicles a day2012 road count
- Lithia RoadBuchanan393 vehicles a day2011 road count
- Lithia RoadBuchanan336 vehicles a day2012 road count
- Lithia RoadBuchanan259 vehicles a day2012 road count
- Swartz RoadBuchanan62 vehicles a day2011 road count
- Lithia RoadBuchanan436 vehicles a day2011 road count
- Fringer TrailMontvale52 vehicles a day2012 road count
- Spec Mine RoadMontvale51 vehicles a day2012 road count
- Nace RoadTroutville616 vehicles a day2012 road count
- Apple Orchard LaneTroutville310 vehicles a day2012 road count
- Stoney Battery RoadTroutville458 vehicles a day2012 road count
- Mountain Pass RoadTroutville572 vehicles a day2012 road count
- Jefferson Ridge ParkwayLynchburg500 vehicles a day2012 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