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.
- Webb Branch RoadMavisdale900 vehicles a day2011 road count
- Splitlog RoadMavisdaleNo road count has been reported.
- Page DriveMavisdale510 vehicles a day2011 road count
- Fourteenth StreetRichmond19,535 vehicles a day2012 road count
- Sixteenth StreetRichmond166 vehicles a day2000 road count
- Dock StreetRichmond3,312 vehicles a day2012 road count
- Pear StreetRichmond214 vehicles a day2012 road count
- Williamsburg RoadRichmond9,586 vehicles a day2012 road count
- Government RoadRichmond3,279 vehicles a day2012 road count
- Jennie Scher RoadRichmond2,380 vehicles a day2012 road count
- Richmond RoadLakeside1,347 vehicles a day2011 road count
- Masonic LaneLakeside10,000 vehicles a day2012 road count
- Laburnum AvenueLakeside24,000 vehicles a day2011 road count
- Jefferson StreetHaymarket6,462 vehicles a day2012 road count
- Loudoun AvenueThe Plains2,600 vehicles a day2011 road count
- Main StreetThe Plains2,000 vehicles a day2011 road count
- Belvoir RoadMarshall1,935 vehicles a day2012 road count
- SR 622The Plains26 vehicles a day2005 road count
- SR 55The Plains4,300 vehicles a day2011 road count
- Rectortown RoadMarshall2,700 vehicles a day2011 road count
- Lost Corner RoadThe Plains102 vehicles a day2011 road count
- Emmanuel Church RdThe Plains532 vehicles a day2011 road count
- Upperville RoadThe Plains292 vehicles a day2011 road count
- Hwy 17The Plains7,500 vehicles a day2011 road count
- Sage RoadThe Plains28 vehicles a day2011 road count
- Leeds Manor RoadThe Plains611 vehicles a day2012 road count
- Africa Mountain RoadThe Plains59 vehicles a day2011 road count
- Marshall AvenueElkton535 vehicles a day2012 road count
- Captain Yancey RoadElkton553 vehicles a day2012 road count
- Seymour DriveSouth Boston250 vehicles a day2012 road count
- James Madison HighwayHaymarket13,004 vehicles a day2011 road count
- Thoroughfare RoadManassas281 vehicles a day2011 road count
- John Marshall HighwayGainesville5,500 vehicles a day2011 road count
- Turner RoadGainesville72 vehicles a day1979 road count
- Dupont RoadGainesville49 vehicles a day2011 road count
- Happy Creek RoadFront Royal3,633 vehicles a day2012 road count
- Shenandoah Shores RoadFront Royal7,890 vehicles a day2012 road count
- Maltby AvenueNorfolk3,800 vehicles a day2012 road count
- Campbell AvenueRoanoke8,800 vehicles a day2022 road count
- Hillcroft RoadPhenix122 vehicles a day2012 road count
- Lincoln StreetPhenix78 vehicles a day2012 road count
- Berkley StreetPhenix411 vehicles a day2012 road count
- Aspen RoadPhenix96 vehicles a day2012 road count
- Terrell RoadBrookneal93 vehicles a day2012 road count
- Long Island RoadNaruna593 vehicles a day2012 road count
- Oakleys LaneLakeside7,000 vehicles a day2011 road count
- Airport DriveLakeside19,959 vehicles a day2012 road count
- Nine Mile RoadSandston6,640 vehicles a day2012 road count
- Tazewell AvenueRoanoke4,700 vehicles a day2022 road count
- Bullitt AvenueRoanoke500 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