Indianapolis Boulevard railroad crossing in Hammond, IN
Norfolk Southern · DOT crossing 478696S · most recent report Aug 14, 2026
18 blockage reports in the past year
Since Sep 2024, blockages here have been reported most often 3–5 PM, and 48% of reports said the blockage lasted more than 30 minutes.
- reports in the past year (Sep 2025 – Aug 2026)
- 18
- reports in the past year (Sep 2025 – Aug 2026)
- reports since Sep 2024
- 29
- reports since Sep 2024
- said it lasted more than 30 minutes
- 48%
- 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
- 93%
- involved a train that wasn't moving
- said emergency responders couldn't get across
- 17%
- said emergency responders couldn't get across
When it's blocked
Times are local (Central time).
About this crossing
- Trains a day
- 16 through trains (7 in daytime, 9 at night) and 1 switching move
- Train speed limit
- 45 mph
- Vehicles a day
- About 18,714 (2018 count)
- Crossing type
- Public road
- Railroad
- Norfolk Southern
- U.S. DOT crossing ID
- 478696S
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, 478696S.
- 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.