Ashland Road railroad crossing in Geismar, LA

IC · DOT crossing 302983S · most recent report Apr 28, 2026

24 blockage reports in the past year

Since Sep 2024, reports here don't point to one busiest time of day, and 96% of reports said the blockage lasted more than 30 minutes.

reports in the past year (Sep 2025 – Aug 2026): 24; reports in the past year (Sep 2025 – Aug 2026)
reports since Sep 2024: 53; reports since Sep 2024
said it lasted more than 30 minutes: 96%; said it lasted more than 30 minutes
said it lasted more than an hour: 59%; said it lasted more than an hour
involved a train that wasn't moving: 91%; involved a train that wasn't moving
said emergency responders couldn't get across: 30%; said emergency responders couldn't get across

When it's blocked

Reports by hour of day since Sep 2024. No hour clearly stands out.

Reports by day of week. Busiest on Thursdays.

Times are local (Central time).

About this crossing

Trains a day: 10 through trains (5 in daytime, 5 at night) and 0 switching moves
Train speed limit: 20 mph
Vehicles a day: About 2,800 (2010 count)
Crossing type: Public road
Railroad: IC
U.S. DOT crossing ID: 302983S

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, 302983S.
Report it to the Federal Railroad Administration at railroads.dot.gov/blockedcrossings. These reports are where the numbers on this page come from.
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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.