How many public crossings does Union Pacific Railroad Company report in Iowa?
The FRA inventory of lists 1,418 public railroad crossings in Iowa with Union Pacific Railroad Company as the reporting railroad.
- Public crossings
- 1,418
- Public crossings with identified warning devices
- 1,414
- Public crossings reported with gates
- 39%
- Most trains a day reported
- 137
- Reported incidents at public crossings since 2016
- 104
- Gate share compared with the state
- 9 percentage points higher
Where are these public crossings?
Browse the listThe map shows the available locations on this page. Area shading may include crossings outside this group.
Gates are reported at 39% of these crossings.
- Gates56039%
- Flashing lights without reported gates16311%
- Signs without reported gates or lights69149%
- Other or not reported40%
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.
- Old Bridge RoadCedar Rapids50 vehicles a day2013 road count
- 6th StreetNevada1,023 vehicles a day2025 road count
- 580th AvenueAmes860 vehicles a day2015 road count
- Duff AvenueAmes13,100 vehicles a day2023 road count
- Kellogg AvenueAmes2,570 vehicles a day2023 road count
- Clark AvenueAmes4,180 vehicles a day2023 road count
- North Hazel AvenueAmes1,160 vehicles a day2019 road count
- Greene StreetBoone1,207 vehicles a day2024 road count
- Scholl RoadAmes240 vehicles a day2023 road count
- T AveBoone2,270 vehicles a day2021 road count
- 19th StreetGrand Junction130 vehicles a day2012 road count
- 16th StreetGrand Junction950 vehicles a day2008 road count
- 13th StreetGrand Junction290 vehicles a day2004 road count
- 9th StreetGrand Junction750 vehicles a day2015 road count
- 21st Street SouthwestCedar Rapids260 vehicles a day1993 road count
- Story StreetBoone2,250 vehicles a day2024 road count
- Crawford StreetBoone381 vehicles a day2024 road count
- 600th AvenueNevada70 vehicles a day2011 road count
- North Dakota AvenueAmes1,210 vehicles a day2023 road count
- Xl AvenueBoone50 vehicles a day2011 road count
- V AvenueBoone45 vehicles a day2011 road count
- U AvenueBoone50 vehicles a day2011 road count
- Division StreetBoone1,230 vehicles a day2024 road count
- Marion StreetBoone1,526 vehicles a day2024 road count
- Lamb LaneBoone60 vehicles a day2011 road count
- Key LaneBoone30 vehicles a day2011 road count
- 210th StreetOgden40 vehicles a day2011 road count
- Northeast 3rd StreetOgden490 vehicles a day2015 road count
- North 1st StreetOgden2,400 vehicles a day2015 road count
- Northwest 4th StreetOgden1,050 vehicles a day2015 road count
- North West 7th StreetOgden930 vehicles a day2015 road count
- G AvenueOgden60 vehicles a day2011 road count
- East AvenueOgden60 vehicles a day2011 road count
- C AvenueBeaver60 vehicles a day2011 road count
- B AvenueBeaver230 vehicles a day2015 road count
- A AvenueBeaver20 vehicles a day2012 road count
- X AvenueGrand Junction45 vehicles a day2012 road count
- W AvenueGrand Junction230 vehicles a day2024 road count
- South 2nd StreetMarshalltown700 vehicles a day1975 road count
- South 6th StreetMarshalltown4,660 vehicles a day1993 road count
- South 12th StreetMarshalltown1,740 vehicles a day2009 road count
- Ia 330Marshalltown2,120 vehicles a day2015 road count
- Knapp AvenueMarshalltown250 vehicles a day2013 road count
- Jesup AvenueMarshalltown60 vehicles a day2013 road count
- Hart AvenueState Center100 vehicles a day2013 road count
- 230th StreetState Center40 vehicles a day2013 road count
- 3rd Avenue North EastState Center480 vehicles a day2013 road count
- 1st Avenue North WestState Center710 vehicles a day2009 road count
- 2nd Avenue North WestState Center330 vehicles a day1985 road count
- 3rd Avenue North WestState Center890 vehicles a day2005 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.
Union Pacific's line for urgent reports: 888-877-7267.
UP contact pageUnion Pacific form for a train blocking a street crossing
Have ready: the crossing location and the DOT crossing number from the blue sign. Checked on on up.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