Lake Avenue railroad crossing in Blasdell, NY (DOT 520032R)
CSXDOT crossing 520032RMost recent report Sep 9, 2026
21 blockage reports since Dec 2019, 3 in the past year
Since Dec 2019, 43% 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.
- reports in the past year (Oct 2025 – Sep 2026)
- 3
- reports in the past year (Oct 2025 – Sep 2026)
- reports since Dec 2019
- 21
- reports since Dec 2019
- said it lasted more than 30 minutes
- 43%
- said it lasted more than 30 minutes
- said it lasted more than an hour
- 10%
- said it lasted more than an hour
- involved a train that wasn't moving
- 81%
- involved a train that wasn't moving
- said emergency responders couldn't get across
- 19%
- said emergency responders couldn't get across
When it's blocked
Over the last two years (Sep 2024 – Sep 2026), in local time (Eastern time). Train schedules change, so older reports aren't counted here.
About this crossing
- Trains a day
- 19 through trains (9 in daytime, 10 at night) and 11 switching moves
- Train speed limit
- 79 mph
- Vehicles a day
- About 7,208 (2010 count)
- Crossing type
- Public road
- Railroad
- CSX
- U.S. DOT crossing ID
- 520032R
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, 520032R
- 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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Nearby crossings
Other crossings within a mile of Lake Avenue (DOT 520032R) that were reported blocked 10 or more times.
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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.