Brush College Road railroad crossing in Decatur, IL (DOT 328516E)

Norfolk SouthernDOT crossing 328516EMost recent report Jun 3, 2024

38 blockage reports since Dec 2019, none in the past year

Since Dec 2019, 71% of reports here have said the blockage lasted more than 30 minutes. There have been no reports in the last two years.

reports in the past year (Oct 2025 – Sep 2026): 0; reports in the past year (Oct 2025 – Sep 2026)
reports since Dec 2019: 38; 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: 40%; said it lasted more than an hour
involved a train that wasn't moving: 90%; involved a train that wasn't moving
said emergency responders couldn't get across: 11%; 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.

No reports in the last two years. The most recent was Jun 3, 2024.

Trains a day: 0 through trains (0 in daytime, 0 at night) and 6 switching moves
Train speed limit: 10 mph
Vehicles a day: About 7,200 (2020 count)
Crossing type: Public road
Railroad: Norfolk Southern
U.S. DOT crossing ID: 328516E

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

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, 328516E
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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Other crossings within a mile of Brush College Road (DOT 328516E) that were reported blocked 10 or more times.

Drive normally. Crossbuck warns you when a railroad crossing ahead may be blocked, so you can take the way around.

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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.