Herrin
Illinois.
The federal crossing inventory lists 28 public at-grade railroad crossings in Herrin, IL, operated by 2 railroads. 3 of them carry more than one track.
Who runs the track
Herrin Railroad, LLC operates 21 of the crossings here, 75% of the total, ahead of BNSF Railway Company at 7.
Train services crossing these streets: freight (28).
| Railroad | Crossings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Herrin Railroad, LLC | 21 | 75% |
| BNSF Railway Company | 7 | 25% |
How much traffic is reported
The busiest crossing at Bandyville Road on Herrin Railroad, LLC is credited with 4 train movements a day; the middle of the range across all 28 is 1. These are counts the operating railroad reported to the FRA, not measurements, and a crossing's figure can be several years old.
The highest timetable speed recorded at any crossing here is 49 mph.
Warning devices
4 of the 28 crossings carry gates and 9 have flashing lights without gates. 15 (54%) have neither, which means crossbucks, a stop sign, or no marking the inventory records at all. The inventory describes equipment, not how a crossing performs.
Horns and quiet zones
No crossing here is recorded under a whistle ban, so trains sound the standard horn pattern on approach.
Incident history
Form 57 records 1 reported incident at these crossings since 2016, involving 2 injuries. Incident counts follow traffic and exposure as much as anything about a crossing itself.
- Reservoir Rd — 1 reported incident
What this page is not
This is a summary of a federal inventory, not a measurement and not a rating. RailContext does not score crossings, streets or towns, and nothing here says a crossing is safe or unsafe, or that a neighbourhood is quiet or loud. Train counts are estimates the operating railroad filed, sometimes years ago, and a quiet zone does not guarantee silence.
To see the individual crossings nearest one address rather than a whole city, use the address check.