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Blocked railroad crossings in the Chicago, IL area

From Sep 2024 to Aug 2026, people filed 3,800 reports of blocked railroad crossings in the Chicago, IL area with the Federal Railroad Administration. These are the crossings reported blocked 10 or more times, most reported first. Most recent report: Aug 31, 2026.

blockage reports since Sep 2024
3,800
blockage reports since Sep 2024
crossings reported blocked
592
crossings reported blocked
crossings reported blocked 10+ times
75
crossings reported blocked 10+ times

Most-reported crossings

  1. 1W 63rd Street (DOT 869221F)Chicago, IL · most often 8–10 AM · 78% over 30 min515reports
  2. 2W 65th StreetBedford Park, IL · most often 8–10 AM · 89% over 30 min508reports
  3. 3Lorenzo RoadElwood, IL · 46% over 30 min83reports
  4. 4Villa AvenueVilla Park, IL · most often 3–5 PM · 4% over 30 min73reports
  5. 5Sibley BoulevardHarvey, IL · most often 2–4 PM · 70% over 30 min64reports
  6. 6W 162nd StreetSouth Holland, IL · 43% over 30 min53reports
  7. 795th StreetEvergreen Park, IL · most often 4–7 PM · 56% over 30 min46reports
  8. 8S Western AvenueDixmoor, IL · 85% over 30 min46reports
  9. 9Center StreetBraidwood, IL · most often 7–9 PM · 96% over 30 min44reports
  10. 1094th Street / KedziEvergreen Park, IL · most often 4–7 PM · 61% over 30 min43reports
  11. 11Division StreetBraidwood, IL · most often 7–9 PM · 98% over 30 min42reports
  12. 12Burnham Avenue (DOT 478708J)Burnham, IL · most often 8–10 AM · 90% over 30 min41reports
  13. 13Front Street (DOT 156099V)Whiting, IN · most often 5–7 AM · 89% over 30 min35reports
  14. 14Margaret StreetThornton, IL · most often 12–2 PM · 61% over 30 min33reports
  15. 15First AvenueMaywood, IL · most often 5–7 PM · 70% over 30 min33reports
  16. 16W 79th StreetChicago, IL · most often 2–4 PM · 61% over 30 min31reports
  17. 17111th StreetChicago, IL · most often 2–4 PM · 80% over 30 min30reports
  18. 18Center StreetGrays Lake, IL · most often 5–7 PM · 17% over 30 min30reports
  19. 19Indianapolis BoulevardHammond, IN · most often 3–5 PM · 48% over 30 min29reports
  20. 20North 5th AvenueMaywood, IL · most often 4–7 PM · 71% over 30 min28reports
  21. 21South 19th AvenueMelrose Park, IL · most often 2–6 PM · 93% over 30 min27reports
  22. 22W Sibley BoulevardHarvey, IL · 72% over 30 min25reports
  23. 239th AvenueMaywood, IL · most often 4–6 PM · 71% over 30 min24reports
  24. 24South Kankakee StreetGodley, IL · most often 6–9 PM · 100% over 30 min24reports
  25. 25Burnham Avenue (DOT 867226H)Burnham, IL · 54% over 30 min24reports
  26. 2691st StreetEvergreen Park, IL · 65% over 30 min23reports
  27. 27Main StreetBraidwood, IL · most often 7–9 PM · 78% over 30 min23reports
  28. 28South West AvenueElmhurst, IL · most often 3–5 PM · 9% over 30 min22reports
  29. 29Calumet AvenueHammond, IN · 50% over 30 min22reports
  30. 30Cuba RoadLake Zurich, IL · 62% over 30 min21reports
  31. 31Narragansett AvenueChicago, IL · 48% over 30 min21reports
  32. 32Thatcher AvenueRiver Grove, IL · 48% over 30 min21reports
  33. 3387th Street (DOT 478752W)Chicago, IL · most often 9–10 AM · 52% over 30 min21reports
  34. 34Thornton-LansingLansing, IL · most often 11 AM–2 PM · 55% over 30 min20reports
  35. 35Road 250 EastChesterton, IN · most often 3–5 PM · 40% over 30 min20reports
  36. 36138th StreetChicago, IL · 79% over 30 min19reports
  37. 37Mineral Springs Road (DOT 870716D)Porter, IN · most often 8–11 PM · 53% over 30 min19reports
  38. 38Burnham Avenue (DOT 163649L)Burnham, IL · 78% over 30 min18reports
  39. 39Belvidere RoadGrays Lake, IL · most often 5–7 PM · 33% over 30 min18reports
  40. 40West Main StreetGlenwood, IL · most often 3–5 PM · 59% over 30 min17reports
  41. 41North Ardmore AvenueVilla Park, IL · most often 3–5 PM · 24% over 30 min17reports
  42. 42162nd StreetSouth Holland, IL · most often 3–5 PM · 44% over 30 min16reports
  43. 43Gilmer RoadHawthorn Woods, IL · most often 1–3 PM · 81% over 30 min16reports
  44. 44One Hundred Seventeenth StreetWhiting, IN · most often 2–4 PM · 53% over 30 min15reports
  45. 45Wolf RoadBerkeley, IL · most often 3–5 PM · 40% over 30 min15reports
  46. 46115th StreetMerrionette Park, IL · most often 10 PM–12 AM · 60% over 30 min15reports
  47. 47W Bartlett RoadElgin, IL · 43% over 30 min14reports
  48. 48W 99th StreetEvergreen Park, IL · most often 6–8 AM · 71% over 30 min14reports
  49. 49E 155th Street / Halsted StreetPhoenix, IL · 62% over 30 min13reports
  50. 50W 87th StreetEvergreen Park, IL · 100% over 30 min13reports
  51. 51Winfield RoadWinfield, IL · 62% over 30 min13reports
  52. 52Stearns RoadBartlett, IL · most often 5–8 AM · 23% over 30 min13reports
  53. 53119th StreetMerrionette Park, IL · most often 10 PM–1 AM · 77% over 30 min13reports
  54. 54Manhattan RoadElwood, IL · 54% over 30 min13reports
  55. 55122nd StreetChicago, IL · most often 7–9 AM · 77% over 30 min13reports
  56. 56Mineral Springs Road (DOT 522630L)Porter, IN · 54% over 30 min13reports
  57. 57W 63rd Street (DOT 843810V)Chicago, IL · 23% over 30 min13reports
  58. 58W 95th StreetEvergreen Park, IL · 75% over 30 min12reports
  59. 59East Oakton StreetDes Plaines, IL · 8% over 30 min12reports
  60. 60Front Street (DOT 260689A)Whiting, IN · most often 2–4 PM · 75% over 30 min12reports
  61. 6187th Street (DOT 283147F)Chicago, IL · most often 2–5 PM · 75% over 30 min12reports
  62. 62Western AvenueBlue Island, IL · 55% over 30 min11reports
  63. 63West Touhy AvenueDes Plaines, IL · 36% over 30 min11reports
  64. 64Park AvenueHarvey, IL · most often 12–2 PM · 64% over 30 min11reports
  65. 65Halsted StreetHarvey, IL · most often 3–6 PM · 64% over 30 min11reports
  66. 66Columbia AvenueHammond, IN · most often 3–7 PM · 55% over 30 min11reports
  67. 67147th StreetMidlothian, IL · most often 4–7 PM · 64% over 30 min11reports
  68. 68Ridgeland AvenueBerwyn, IL · most often 3–5 PM · 50% over 30 min10reports
  69. 69Harlem AvenueRiverside, IL · 70% over 30 min10reports
  70. 70Indianapolis BoulevardWhiting, IN · 40% over 30 min10reports
  71. 71Shoe Factory RoadHoffman Estates, IL · 40% over 30 min10reports
  72. 72Columbus AvenueChicago, IL · most often 2–5 PM · 70% over 30 min10reports
  73. 73S Wood StreetHarvey, IL · 100% over 30 min10reports
  74. 74Broadway StreetHarvey, IL · 80% over 30 min10reports
  75. 75Des Plaines RiverRiver Grove, IL · 30% over 30 min10reports

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Source: Federal Railroad Administration, Public Blocked Crossing Incident Reporter (Sep 2024 – Aug 2026) and Crossing Inventory. Reports come from the public and aren't verified; rows repeated in FRA's feed are counted once. Areas are Census metropolitan and micropolitan areas (Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN).