How many public crossings does Union Pacific Railroad Company report in Iowa?
The FRA inventory of lists 1,417 public railroad crossings in Iowa with Union Pacific Railroad Company as the reporting railroad.
- Public crossings
- 1,417
- Public crossings with identified warning devices
- 1,413
- Public crossings reported with gates
- 40%
- 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 40% of these crossings.
- Gates56040%
- Flashing lights without reported gates16312%
- Signs without reported gates or lights69049%
- Other or not reported40.3%
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.
- Harding StreetHartford25 vehicles a day2012 road count
- Locust StreetHartford80 vehicles a day2012 road count
- 190th AvenueCarlisle45 vehicles a day2016 road count
- 183rd AvenueCarlisle100 vehicles a day2012 road count
- Spruce StreetAllerton10 vehicles a day2010 road count
- Idaho RoadAllerton45 vehicles a day2010 road count
- CR S22Allerton320 vehicles a day2014 road count
- Howe RoadAllerton10 vehicles a day2010 road count
- Granger RoadClio5 vehicles a day2010 road count
- Granger RoadClio5 vehicles a day2010 road count
- Garden RoadClio15 vehicles a day2010 road count
- Fremont RoadClio10 vehicles a day2010 road count
- Main StreetClio120 vehicles a day2010 road count
- Central StreetClio310 vehicles a day2014 road count
- 55th StreetClio5 vehicles a day2010 road count
- 45th StreetClio25 vehicles a day2010 road count
- 40th StreetClio25 vehicles a day2010 road count
- Birch StreetLineville225 vehicles a day2010 road count
- 3rd StreetLineville160 vehicles a day2014 road count
- East Line StreetLineville150 vehicles a day2010 road count
- 8th StreetLineville210 vehicles a day2014 road count
- 310th StreetSloan90 vehicles a day2015 road count
- 280th StreetSalix70 vehicles a day2015 road count
- Park AvenueDes Moines14,900 vehicles a day2008 road count
- School StreetCarlisle410 vehicles a day2012 road count
- PedestrianOnawaNo road count has been reported.
- PedestrianOnawaNo road count has been reported.
- Park StreetSheldon5,800 vehicles a day2010 road count
- 1st Street NortheastLe Mars3,650 vehicles a day2015 road count
- Washington StreetLake Mills289 vehicles a day1998 road count
- CR 60Scarville380 vehicles a day2007 road count
- 25th Street NorthwestMason City110 vehicles a day1997 road count
- C70Hinton1,490 vehicles a day2015 road count
- Polk AvenueSibley10 vehicles a day2007 road count
- 120th StreetSibley15 vehicles a day2007 road count
- 130th StreetSibley60 vehicles a day2007 road count
- 140th StreetSibley50 vehicles a day2007 road count
- Ia Hwy 9Sibley2,100 vehicles a day2024 road count
- Oriole AvenueSibley521 vehicles a day2024 road count
- 160th StreetSibley30 vehicles a day2007 road count
- 5th StreetSibley1,160 vehicles a day2007 road count
- 9th StreetSibley620 vehicles a day2007 road count
- 11th StreetSibley750 vehicles a day2007 road count
- 180th StreetSibley100 vehicles a day2015 road count
- 190th StreetSibley45 vehicles a day2007 road count
- 200th StreetSibley50 vehicles a day2007 road count
- 210th StreetAshton661 vehicles a day2024 road count
- 220th StreetAshton40 vehicles a day1999 road count
- 230th StreetAshton580 vehicles a day2007 road count
- 3rd StreetAshton660 vehicles a day2007 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.
Contact details on Union Pacific's websiteUnion 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