S 8th Street railroad crossing in Council Bluffs, IA
Iowa Interstate RailroadDOT crossing 603146KMost recent report Nov 7, 2026
5 blockage reports since Dec 2019, 2 in the past year
Since Dec 2019, 2 of 5 reports here have said the blockage lasted more than 30 minutes. That's too few reports yet to show when it's usually blocked.
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- reports in the past year (Dec 2025 – Nov 2026)
- 2
- reports in the past year (Dec 2025 – Nov 2026)
- reports since Dec 2019
- 5
- reports since Dec 2019
- said it lasted more than 30 minutes
- 2 of 5
- said it lasted more than 30 minutes
- said it lasted more than an hour
- 0 of 5
- said it lasted more than an hour
- involved a train that wasn't moving
- 5 of 5
- involved a train that wasn't moving
- said emergency responders couldn't get across
- 0 of 5
- said emergency responders couldn't get across
Only 5 reports so far
Each report to the Federal Railroad Administration helps show when this crossing is usually blocked: with 10 reports, this page shows the busiest hours and days. If you're stuck here, it takes about a minute.
Report the next blockage (opens in a new tab)
Opens the FRA's form with this crossing (603146K) filled in.
About this crossing
- Trains a day
- 6 through trains (4 in daytime, 2 at night) and 6 switching moves
- Train speed limit
- 10 mph
- Vehicles a day
- About 3,260 (2000 count)
- Crossing type
- Public road
- Railroad
- Iowa Interstate Railroad
- U.S. DOT crossing ID
- 603146K
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 Iowa Interstate Railroad's emergency number, 800-321-3891 (also on the blue Emergency Notification System sign at the crossing), and give the crossing ID, 603146K
- 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 S 8th Street that were reported blocked 5 or more times.
- 16th Avenue (DOT 603150A)11 reports since Dec 2019
- S-7th9 reports since Dec 2019
- 9th Avenue (DOT 191143X)14 reports since Dec 2019
- 14th Avenue9 reports since Dec 2019
- 16th Avenue (DOT 191157F)29 reports since Dec 2019Most often 4–6 PM
- South 16th Street (DOT 875737N)26 reports since Dec 2019Most often 10 PM–12 AM
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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.