Sparta
Illinois.
The federal crossing inventory lists 24 public at-grade railroad crossings in Sparta, IL, operated by 2 railroads. 1 of them carry more than one track.
Who runs the track
Illinois Central Railroad Company operates 12 of the crossings here, 50% of the total, ahead of Union Pacific Railroad Company at 12.
Train services crossing these streets: freight (24).
| Railroad | Crossings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Illinois Central Railroad Company | 12 | 50% |
| Union Pacific Railroad Company | 12 | 50% |
How much traffic is reported
The busiest crossing at Houston Road on Illinois Central Railroad Company is credited with 6 train movements a day; the middle of the range across all 24 is 2. 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 25 mph.
Warning devices
4 of the 24 crossings carry gates and 9 have flashing lights without gates. 11 (46%) 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. Incident counts follow traffic and exposure as much as anything about a crossing itself.
- Chester St — 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.