Oak Park Avenue railroad crossing in Berwyn, IL
BNSF RailwayDOT crossing 079489WMost recent report May 14, 2025
14 blockage reports since Dec 2019, none in the past year
Since Dec 2019, 50% 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.
- reports in the past year (Oct 2025 – Sep 2026)
- 0
- reports in the past year (Oct 2025 – Sep 2026)
- reports since Dec 2019
- 14
- reports since Dec 2019
- said it lasted more than 30 minutes
- 50%
- said it lasted more than 30 minutes
- said it lasted more than an hour
- 14%
- said it lasted more than an hour
- involved a train that wasn't moving
- 79%
- involved a train that wasn't moving
- said emergency responders couldn't get across
- 36%
- 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.
About this crossing
- Trains a day
- 94 through trains (47 in daytime, 47 at night) and 0 switching moves
- Train speed limit
- 70 mph
- Vehicles a day
- About 8,250 (2023 count)
- Crossing type
- Public road
- Railroad
- BNSF Railway
- U.S. DOT crossing ID
- 079489W
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, 079489W
- 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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Nearby crossings
Other crossings within a mile of Oak Park Avenue that were reported blocked 10 or more times.
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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.