Main Street railroad crossing in Braidwood, IL
Union Pacific · DOT crossing 290506L · most recent report Apr 4, 2026
23 blockage reports since Sep 2024, 1 in the past year
Since Sep 2024, blockages here have been reported most often 7–9 PM, and 78% of reports said the blockage lasted more than 30 minutes.
- report in the past year (Sep 2025 – Aug 2026)
- 1
- report in the past year (Sep 2025 – Aug 2026)
- reports since Sep 2024
- 23
- reports since Sep 2024
- said it lasted more than 30 minutes
- 78%
- said it lasted more than 30 minutes
- said it lasted more than an hour
- 52%
- said it lasted more than an hour
- involved a train that wasn't moving
- 87%
- involved a train that wasn't moving
- said emergency responders couldn't get across
- 48%
- said emergency responders couldn't get across
When it's blocked
Times are local (Central time).
About this crossing
- Trains a day
- 17 through trains (9 in daytime, 8 at night) and 0 switching moves
- Train speed limit
- 90 mph
- Vehicles a day
- About 1,200 (2023 count)
- Crossing type
- Public road
- Railroad
- Union Pacific
- U.S. DOT crossing ID
- 290506L
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, 290506L.
- Report it to the Federal Railroad Administration at railroads.dot.gov/blockedcrossings. These reports are where the numbers on this page come from.
- Plan around it: Google Maps · Apple Maps
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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. "Past year" means Sep 2025 – Aug 2026.