SW 16th Street railroad crossing in Des Moines, IA
Iowa Interstate Railroad · DOT crossing 603692J · most recent report Dec 12, 2024
11 blockage reports since Sep 2024, none in the past year
Since Sep 2024, blockages here have been reported most often 6–8 AM, and 64% of reports said the blockage lasted more than 30 minutes.
- reports in the past year (Sep 2025 – Aug 2026)
- 0
- reports in the past year (Sep 2025 – Aug 2026)
- reports since Sep 2024
- 11
- reports since Sep 2024
- said it lasted more than 30 minutes
- 64%
- said it lasted more than 30 minutes
- said it lasted more than an hour
- 9%
- said it lasted more than an hour
- involved a train that wasn't moving
- 100%
- involved a train that wasn't moving
- said emergency responders couldn't get across
- 0%
- said emergency responders couldn't get across
When it's blocked
Times are local (Central time).
About this crossing
- Trains a day
- 5 through trains (4 in daytime, 1 at night) and 1 switching move
- Train speed limit
- 25 mph
- Vehicles a day
- About 1,190 (2000 count)
- Crossing type
- Public road
- Railroad
- Iowa Interstate Railroad
- U.S. DOT crossing ID
- 603692J
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, 603692J.
- 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.