Lorenzo Road railroad crossing in Elwood, IL
BNSF RailwayDOT crossing 004396UMost recent report Oct 8, 2026
52 blockage reports in the past year
Since Dec 2019, 38% of reports here have said the blockage lasted more than 30 minutes. In the last two years, reports here don't point to one busiest time of day.
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- reports in the past year (Dec 2025 – Nov 2026)
- 52
- reports in the past year (Dec 2025 – Nov 2026)
- reports since Dec 2019
- 124
- reports since Dec 2019
- said it lasted more than 30 minutes
- 38%
- said it lasted more than 30 minutes
- said it lasted more than an hour
- 6%
- said it lasted more than an hour
- involved a train that wasn't moving
- 93%
- involved a train that wasn't moving
- said emergency responders couldn't get across
- 34%
- said emergency responders couldn't get across
When it's blocked
Over the last two years (Nov 2024 – Nov 2026), in local time (Central time). Train schedules change, so older reports aren't counted here.
About this crossing
- Trains a day
- 40 through trains (20 in daytime, 20 at night) and 0 switching moves
- Train speed limit
- 70 mph
- Vehicles a day
- About 7,800 (2023 count)
- Crossing type
- Public road
- Railroad
- BNSF Railway
- U.S. DOT crossing ID
- 004396U
From the FRA crossing inventory, as reported by railroads and states. Counts can be a few years old.
Stuck at this crossing?
- In an emergency, call 911.
- Tell the railroad: call BNSF Railway's emergency number, 800-832-5452 (also on the blue Emergency Notification System sign at the crossing), and give the crossing ID, 004396U
- Report it to the Federal Railroad Administration: open the FRA's report form with this crossing filled in (opens in a new tab). It takes about a minute, and these reports are where the numbers on this page come from.
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Source: Federal Railroad Administration, Public Blocked Crossing Incident Reporter (opens in a new tab) (Dec 2019 – Nov 2026) and Crossing Inventory (Form 71) (opens in a new tab). Reports come from the public and aren't verified; rows repeated in FRA's feed are counted once. How we count. "Past year" means Dec 2025 – Nov 2026.