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Brainard Avenue railroad crossing in Burnham, IL

Indiana Harbor BeltDOT crossing 326931TMost recent report Oct 19, 2026

14 blockage reports since Dec 2019, 4 in the past year

Since Dec 2019, 71% 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)
4
reports in the past year (Dec 2025 – Nov 2026)
reports since Dec 2019
14
reports since Dec 2019
said it lasted more than 30 minutes
71%
said it lasted more than 30 minutes
said it lasted more than an hour
57%
said it lasted more than an hour
involved a train that wasn't moving
50%
involved a train that wasn't moving
said emergency responders couldn't get across
64%
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.

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
6 through trains (3 in daytime, 3 at night) and 0 switching moves
Train speed limit
10 mph
Vehicles a day
About 13,500 (2023 count)
Crossing type
Public road
Railroad
Indiana Harbor Belt
U.S. DOT crossing ID
326931T

From the FRA crossing inventory, as reported by railroads and states. Counts can be a few years old.

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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.