Piatt Street railroad crossing in Bement, IL
Norfolk SouthernDOT crossing 479966SMost recent report Oct 2, 2026
60 blockage reports since Dec 2019, 5 in the past year
Since Dec 2019, 72% of reports here have said the blockage lasted more than 30 minutes. In the last two years, blockages here have been reported most often 11 AM–1 PM.
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- reports in the past year (Dec 2025 – Nov 2026)
- 5
- reports in the past year (Dec 2025 – Nov 2026)
- reports since Dec 2019
- 60
- reports since Dec 2019
- said it lasted more than 30 minutes
- 72%
- said it lasted more than 30 minutes
- said it lasted more than an hour
- 55%
- said it lasted more than an hour
- involved a train that wasn't moving
- 98%
- involved a train that wasn't moving
- said emergency responders couldn't get across
- 42%
- 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.
About this crossing
- Trains a day
- 19 through trains (10 in daytime, 9 at night) and 1 switching move
- Train speed limit
- 60 mph
- Vehicles a day
- About 325 (2020 count)
- Crossing type
- Public road
- Railroad
- Norfolk Southern
- U.S. DOT crossing ID
- 479966S
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 Norfolk Southern's emergency number, 800-946-4744 (also on the blue Emergency Notification System sign at the crossing), and give the crossing ID, 479966S
- Report it to the Federal Railroad Administration: open the FRA's report form with this crossing filled in (opens in a new tab). It takes about a minute, and these reports are where the numbers on this page come from.
- Plan around it: Google Maps (opens in a new tab) · Apple Maps (opens in a new tab)
Nearby crossings
Other crossings within a mile of Piatt Street that were reported blocked 5 or more times.
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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.