Foshee Avenue railroad crossing in Maplesville, AL

Norfolk SouthernDOT crossing 727439HMost recent report Feb 22, 2024

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

Since Dec 2019, 83% of reports here have said the blockage lasted more than 30 minutes. There have been no reports in the last two years.

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reports in the past year (Dec 2025 – Nov 2026): 0; reports in the past year (Dec 2025 – Nov 2026)
reports since Dec 2019: 18; reports since Dec 2019
said it lasted more than 30 minutes: 83%; said it lasted more than 30 minutes
said it lasted more than an hour: 33%; 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: 22%; said emergency responders couldn't get across

Over the last two years (Nov 2024 – Nov 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 Feb 22, 2024.

Trains a day: 10 through trains (4 in daytime, 6 at night) and 1 switching move
Train speed limit: 49 mph
Vehicles a day: About 1,376 (2022 count)
Crossing type: Public road
Railroad: Norfolk Southern
U.S. DOT crossing ID: 727439H

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 Norfolk Southern's emergency number, 800-946-4744 (also on the blue Emergency Notification System sign at the crossing), and give the crossing ID, 727439H
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.
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Other crossings within a mile of Foshee Avenue 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.