How many public crossings does Norfolk Southern Railway Company report in West Virginia?
The FRA inventory of lists 280 public railroad crossings in West Virginia with Norfolk Southern Railway Company as the reporting railroad.
- Public crossings
- 280
- Public crossings with identified warning devices
- 276
- Public crossings reported with gates
- 28%
- Most trains a day reported
- 55
- Reported incidents at public crossings since 2016
- 31
- Gate share compared with the state
- 7 percentage points higher
Where are these public crossings?
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Gates are reported at 28% of these crossings.
- Gates7728%
- Flashing lights without reported gates6222%
- Signs without reported gates or lights13749%
- Other or not reported41%
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.
- Bridge StreetFort Gay7,000 vehicles a day2018 road count
- Wayne StreetFort Gay300 vehicles a day2012 road count
- Rolling Meadows LanePrichard60 vehicles a day2018 road count
- Sandy Huff RoadIaeger20 vehicles a day2018 road count
- Peggy Branch RoadOakvale100 vehicles a day2018 road count
- Blake Hollow RoadPrinceton30 vehicles a day2018 road count
- Blake Hollow RoadBluefield70 vehicles a day1983 road count
- Route 49Williamson1,600 vehicles a day2018 road count
- Bridge StreetNorth Matewan4,600 vehicles a day2018 road count
- Brady StreetMatewan200 vehicles a day2018 road count
- Prichard StreetWilliamson10,300 vehicles a day2018 road count
- Mingo StreetKermit20 vehicles a day2018 road count
- Marrowbone Creek RoadKermit2,100 vehicles a day2018 road count
- Route 49Williamson1,600 vehicles a day2018 road count
- Middleway PikeCharles Town9,900 vehicles a day2018 road count
- Summit Point RoadCharles Town3,300 vehicles a day2018 road count
- Wheatland RoadRippon450 vehicles a day2018 road count
- Withers Larue RoadRippon700 vehicles a day2018 road count
- Scooter LaneRippon50 vehicles a day2012 road count
- Lewisville RoadCharles Town200 vehicles a day2018 road count
- High StreetShepherdstown1,700 vehicles a day2012 road count
- German StreetShepherdstown1,100 vehicles a day2018 road count
- Washington StreetShepherdstown5,100 vehicles a day2018 road count
- Morgan Grove RoadShepherdstown800 vehicles a day2018 road count
- Gardners LaneShepherdstown300 vehicles a day2018 road count
- Whitmere RoadShepherdstown150 vehicles a day2018 road count
- Luther Jones RoadShepherdstown150 vehicles a day2018 road count
- Shanondoah Jct RoadShepherdstown2,000 vehicles a day2018 road count
- Route 9Ranson4,400 vehicles a day2018 road count
- Cranes LaneRanson750 vehicles a day2018 road count
- Monroe StreetRivesville150 vehicles a day2022 road count
- Baxter RoadRivesville2,200 vehicles a day2022 road count
- Old Lock 13 RoadMorgantownNo road count has been reported.
- Fort Martin RoadMorgantown2,600 vehicles a day2022 road count
- Rosedale Hill RoadMorgantown50 vehicles a day2022 road count
- State StreetFollansbee150 vehicles a day2012 road count
- Lizzard Creek RoadJustice500 vehicles a day2018 road count
- Dents Run RoadGranville1,600 vehicles a day2022 road count
- Schley StreetWestover25 vehicles a day2012 road count
- Dunkard AvenueWestover4,200 vehicles a day2018 road count
- Long StreetWestover2 vehicles a day2012 road count
- Old Lock 12 RoadMorgantown10 vehicles a day2018 road count
- Six Plumb RoadCassville20 vehicles a day2012 road count
- Flaggy Meadow RoadCassville50 vehicles a day2018 road count
- River RoadCassville450 vehicles a day2018 road count
- Brier Creek RoadPineville600 vehicles a day2018 road count
- Cub Creek RoadOceana100 vehicles a day2018 road count
- Adams StreetWeirton50 vehicles a day2012 road count
- Chester StreetWeirton4,700 vehicles a day2018 road count
- Pearl StreetWeirton25 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