Henry Ellen Road railroad crossing in Leeds, AL

Norfolk SouthernDOT crossing 726875TMost recent report May 16, 2023

14 blockage reports since Dec 2019, none in the past year

Since Dec 2019, 100% of reports here have said the blockage lasted more than 30 minutes. There have been no reports in the last two years.

reports in the past year (Oct 2025 – Sep 2026): 0; reports in the past year (Oct 2025 – Sep 2026)
reports since Dec 2019: 14; reports since Dec 2019
said it lasted more than 30 minutes: 100%; said it lasted more than 30 minutes
said it lasted more than an hour: 100%; 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: 36%; said emergency responders couldn't get across

When it's blocked

Over the last two years (Sep 2024 – Sep 2026), in local time (Central time). Train schedules change, so older reports aren't counted here.

No reports in the last two years. The most recent was May 16, 2023.

Trains a day: 21 through trains (10 in daytime, 11 at night) and 4 switching moves
Train speed limit: 79 mph
Vehicles a day: About 440 (2011 count)
School buses: On a school bus route, 6 buses a day
Crossing type: Public road
Railroad: Norfolk Southern
U.S. DOT crossing ID: 726875T

From the FRA crossing inventory, as reported by railroads and states. Counts can be a few years old.

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, 726875T
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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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.