How many railroad crossings are in Maine?

Maine has 768 public railroad crossings. 17% have gates, and 33 incidents were reported since 2016.

FRA inventory of . Sources and dates
Public crossings
768
Public crossings with gates
17%
Incidents at public crossings since 2016
33
Public crossings with signs only
298

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  author = {{Rail Crossing Atlas, Tan Solutions}},
  publisher = {Rail Crossing Atlas, Tan Solutions},
  title = {Railroad crossings in Maine},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-04},
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The map counts public and private crossings; the totals above count public crossings only. Use the legend to compare the number of crossings in each area.

  1. 768 public crossings are listed in Maine.

    The map shades each area by how many crossings it holds.

  2. 39% of public crossings in Maine have signs only, with no lights or gates.

    The map shows the share of crossings with signs only in each area.

  3. The largest group of Maine crossings sees no trains on a typical day.

    The map shows the median number of trains a day in each area.

How Maine's public crossings are equipped and used.

Most crossings in Maine have signs but no lights or gates.

Source: FRA public crossing inventory, checked in 2026.

33 incidents have been reported in Maine since 2016.

Source: FRA incident reports, through 2026-07-31. An unfinished year is partial.

The largest group of Maine crossings sees no trains on a typical day.

Source: FRA public crossing inventory, checked in 2026.

Cumberland has more public crossings than any other county in Maine.

Source: FRA public crossing inventory, checked in 2026.
Show all 16 counties

Cumberland 122, Penobscot 118, Aroostook 88, Androscoggin 67, Oxford 58, Kennebec 52, Washington 50, Waldo 44, Sagadahoc 28, Hancock 25, York 25, Piscataquis 24, Knox 23, Lincoln 23, Somerset 18, Franklin 3.

The federal inventory for Maine lists 1,596 crossing records, including 1,573 with usable map locations. The record list below includes public and private crossings.

Record coverage

Each measure covers all 1,596 records in this state. Missing information remains in the directory.

Usable map locations
1,573 of 1,596 records23 records have missing information.
Reported road counts
773 of 1,596 records823 records have missing information.
Complete train counts
1,596 of 1,596 recordsEvery record has this information.

A complete train total requires valid daytime, nighttime and switching counts. Learn what reported train counts mean.

All 1,596 crossings in Maine, public and private

Records 1–100 of 1,596

Sources were checked on . Counts are reported records, not a rating of any crossing. Sources and dates