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?

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Gates are reported at 40% of these crossings.

  • Gates56040%
  • Flashing lights without reported gates16312%
  • Signs without reported gates or lights69049%
  • 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.

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  1. Linwood AvenueJeffersonID 190734XSigns only31 trains a day
    10 vehicles a day2012 road count
  2. Kirkwood RoadJeffersonID 190735EGates31 trains a day
    40 vehicles a day2012 road count
  3. J AvenueScrantonID 190737TGates31 trains a day
    270 vehicles a day2024 road count
  4. I AvenueScrantonID 190738AGates31 trains a day
    20 vehicles a day2012 road count
  5. Falcon AvenueScrantonID 190742PGates31 trains a day
    25 vehicles a day2012 road count
  6. Main StreetScrantonID 190743WGates31 trains a day
    460 vehicles a day2012 road count
  7. 230th StreetScrantonID 190746SGates31 trains a day
    60 vehicles a day2012 road count
  8. D AvenueScrantonID 190747YGates31 trains a day
    20 vehicles a day2012 road count
  9. C AvenueRalstonID 190750GGates31 trains a day
    15 vehicles a day2012 road count
  10. B AvenueRalstonID 190751NGates31 trains a day
    30 vehicles a day2012 road count
  11. A AvenueRalstonID 190753CGates31 trains a day
    930 vehicles a day2012 road count
  12. 1st StreetRalstonID 190756XGates31 trains a day
    40 vehicles a day2012 road count
  13. Zephyr RoadRalstonID 190757EGates31 trains a day
    80 vehicles a day2012 road count
  14. 210th StreetRalstonID 190759TGates31 trains a day
    35 vehicles a day2008 road count
  15. Colorado StreetGliddenID 190763HGates31 trains a day
    1,960 vehicles a day2012 road count
  16. Idaho StreetGliddenID 190764PGates31 trains a day
    460 vehicles a day2012 road count
  17. Sycamore StreetGliddenID 190766DGates31 trains a day
    25 vehicles a day2008 road count
  18. Quail AvenueCarrollID 190767KGates31 trains a day
    90 vehicles a day2012 road count
  19. Phoenix AvenueCarrollID 190768SGates31 trains a day
    80 vehicles a day2012 road count
  20. Olympic AvenueCarrollID 190769YGates31 trains a day
    1,200 vehicles a day2012 road count
  21. Grant RoadCarrollID 190771AGates31 trains a day
    4,390 vehicles a day2008 road count
  22. Maple StreetCarrollID 190772GGates31 trains a day
    500 vehicles a day1980 road count
  23. North Clark StreetCarrollID 190773NGates31 trains a day
    3,080 vehicles a day2012 road count
  24. Main StreetCarrollID 190774VGates31 trains a day
    5,600 vehicles a day2000 road count
  25. Carroll StreetCarrollID 190775CGates31 trains a day
    2,390 vehicles a day2012 road count
  26. Jade AvenueCarrollID 190780YGates31 trains a day
    30 vehicles a day2008 road count
  27. Ivy AvenueArcadiaID 190782MGates31 trains a day
    530 vehicles a day2012 road count
  28. Hawthorne RoadArcadiaID 190783UGates31 trains a day
    45 vehicles a day2008 road count
  29. Granite AvenueArcadiaID 190784BGates31 trains a day
    60 vehicles a day2008 road count
  30. Crystal AvenueArcadiaID 190789KGates31 trains a day
    1,660 vehicles a day2012 road count
  31. Aspen AvenueWestsideID 190790EGates31 trains a day
    1,090 vehicles a day2024 road count
  32. Main StreetWestsideID 190791LGates31 trains a day
    270 vehicles a day2012 road count
  33. 390th StreetWestsideID 190792TGates31 trains a day
    90 vehicles a day2012 road count
  34. 380th StreetWestsideID 190794GGates31 trains a day
    50 vehicles a day2012 road count
  35. Warren StreetVailID 190800HGates31 trains a day
    380 vehicles a day2024 road count
  36. 330th StreetVailID 190975LGates31 trains a day
    100 vehicles a day2012 road count
  37. 310th StreetVailID 190981PGates31 trains a day
    70 vehicles a day2012 road count
  38. N AvenueDenisonID 190983DGates31 trains a day
    120 vehicles a day2012 road count
  39. South 15th StreetDenisonID 190991VGates31 trains a day
    515 vehicles a day2016 road count
  40. South Main StreetDenisonID 190992CGates31 trains a day
    1,902 vehicles a day2020 road count
  41. Lincoln WayDenisonID 190997LGates31 trains a day
    790 vehicles a day2012 road count
  42. Q AvenueArionID 191005JGates31 trains a day
    390 vehicles a day2012 road count
  43. Bella Vista DriveCarrollID 911914PGates31 trains a day
    310 vehicles a day2008 road count
  44. Avenue BCouncil BluffsID 191131DGates30 trains a day
    2,470 vehicles a day2012 road count
  45. North Willow RoadMissouri ValleyID 191184CGates29 trains a day
    940 vehicles a day2012 road count
  46. Italy AvenueMissouri ValleyID 191186RGates29 trains a day
    90 vehicles a day2008 road count
  47. Fremont AvenueModaleID 191188EGates29 trains a day
    200 vehicles a day2008 road count
  48. Southeast 36th StreetDes MoinesID 603695EGates29 trains a day
    120 vehicles a day1978 road count
  49. Fir Avenue SoutheastCedar RapidsID 190487HGates28 trains a day
    50 vehicles a day1979 road count
  50. South East 18th StreetDes MoinesID 603706PGates28 trains a day
    3,410 vehicles a day1989 road count

Report a blocked crossing

  1. Call the number on the blue sign at the crossing first. The sign names the railroad and gives the crossing number.

  2. Union Pacific's line for urgent reports: 888-877-7267.

    Have ready: the crossing location and the DOT crossing number from the blue sign. Checked on on up.com.

  3. 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