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Railroad crossing updates for Baltimore County, Maryland
What changed at the railroad crossings in Baltimore County, on one page: weekly record changes, quiet zones, blocked-train reports, grants and train activity.
FRA crossing inventory of .
- Public crossings
- 112
- Public crossings reported with gates
- 36%
- Most trains a day reported
- 98
See the public crossings in Baltimore County
Latest changes
The inventory shows no recorded changes at crossings in this county in the last 8 weeks.
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Quiet zones
None of the 112 public crossings here is listed in a quiet zone.
The quiet-zone status did not change at any public crossing here in the last 5 weeks.
A town’s quiet zone can start or end before the inventory catches up.
Trains blocking crossings
Maryland has no state law that limits how long a train may block a crossing. Checked 16 October 2026.
The FRA lists 78 reports of trains blocking public crossings in this county.
Reports to the FRA by year
- 20203 reports
- 20213 reports
- 202212 reports
- 202323 reports
- 20249 reports
- 20258 reports
- 202620 reports
Reports through . FRA does not confirm the accuracy of the blocked crossing reports submitted to this portal. This collection is not designed to provide a representative sample or create generalizable statistics. The data gathered from this collection is not suitable for use in budgetary requests, nor regulatory proposals.
Blocked crossing rules in MarylandHow to report a blocked crossing
Upgrades and grants
Federal grants listed for Baltimore County show below. The Baltimore County crossing page lists crossings named on state grant lists.
Federal crossing grants in this county
FRA crossing elimination grants, 2024: Maryland Department of Transportation, $2,958,969.
Source: Federal Railroad Administration list.
These grants are listed for the county. A grant that covers several counties is listed in each of them with its full amount. The grant papers do not name a crossing number.
Make a grant table of the crossings in Baltimore CountyOpen the Baltimore County crossing page
Train activity
See about how many trains a day pass near the middle of Baltimore County (the center of its public crossings), from counts the railroads report.
Check train activity near the middle of Baltimore County
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Sources: Federal Railroad Administration crossing inventory and blocked crossing reports. Sources and dates