Dolton, IL
77 freight trains a day at a single suburban crossing.
Summary
| Metro | Chicago region |
|---|---|
| Railroads | Union Pacific · CSX |
| Open at-grade crossings | 9 |
| Vehicles a day crossing tracks at grade | 24,852 |
| Busiest crossing in the model | E 142nd St (167450K): 6,350 vehicles/day, 17 + 10 switching trains/day |
| Data source | FRA Crossing Inventory, retrieved Oct 2, 2026 |
Blockage scenario
Time
$575K
26,854 person-hours a year
Trade
572
truck-hours a year, worth $20K in driver time
Pollution
43 t
CO₂ from 4,780 gallons idled, like 9.4 cars for a year
Example scenario. A UIC study modeled about 16.8 hours of gate-down time a day at Cottage Grove Ave.
| Blockages modeled per crossing per year | 728 |
|---|---|
| Vehicles stopped by one blockage | 147 |
| Trucks stopped by one blockage | 5 |
| Person-hours lost per year | 26,854 |
| Value of lost time per year | $575K |
| Truck-hours idled per year | 572 |
| Gallons of fuel idled per year | 4,780 |
| CO₂ per year (metric tons) | 43 |
Screening estimate. Each selected crossing is blocked for the set time; drivers wait half of it on average. Method and sources
Crossings in the model
| Crossing | USDOT ID | Vehicles/day | Trains/day | Trucks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 167450K | 6,350 | 17 + 10 switching | 2% | |
| 163612W | 4,250 | 25 + 14 switching | 5% |
Uncheck a crossing to remove it from the scenario. "~" truck shares use the city's traffic-weighted average where the inventory reports none.
On the record
- At Cottage Grove Ave, a UIC study counted 77 freight trains a day and modeled about 1,011 minutes of gate-down time and 181.5 vehicle-hours of delay a day.
University of Illinois Chicago (USDOT) · Oct 2020 ↗