Rhodes Avenue railroad crossing in Big Rock, IL

BNSF RailwayDOT crossing 069734VMost recent report Jun 2, 2026

18 blockage reports since Dec 2019, 1 in the past year

Since Dec 2019, 22% 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.

report in the past year (Oct 2025 – Sep 2026): 1; report in the past year (Oct 2025 – Sep 2026)
reports since Dec 2019: 18; reports since Dec 2019
said it lasted more than 30 minutes: 22%; 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: 83%; involved a train that wasn't moving
said emergency responders couldn't get across: 6%; said emergency responders couldn't get across

When it's blocked

Over the last two years (Sep 2024 – Sep 2026), in local time (Central time). Train schedules change, so older reports aren't counted here.

Reports by hour of day. No hour clearly stands out.

Reports by day of week. No day clearly stands out.

About this crossing

Trains a day: 14 through trains (7 in daytime, 7 at night) and 0 switching moves
Train speed limit: 60 mph
Vehicles a day: About 1,500 (2023 count)
School buses: On a school bus route, 16 buses a day
Crossing type: Public road
Railroad: BNSF Railway
U.S. DOT crossing ID: 069734V

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 the number on the blue Emergency Notification System sign at the crossing and give the crossing ID, 069734V
Report it to the Federal Railroad Administration at railroads.dot.gov/blockedcrossings (opens in a new tab). 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 – Sep 2026) and Crossing Inventory (opens in a new tab). Reports come from the public and aren't verified; rows repeated in FRA's feed are counted once. "Past year" means Oct 2025 – Sep 2026.