How many railroad crossings are in Portland, Maine?
The FRA inventory of lists 36 public railroad crossings in Portland, Maine.
- Public crossings
- 36
- Public crossings with identified warning devices
- 35
- Public crossings reported with gates
- 47%
- Most trains a day reported
- 28
- Reported incidents at public crossings since 2016
- 5
- Gate share compared with the state
- 30 percentage points higher
Where are these public crossings?
Browse the listThe map shows the available locations on this page. Area shading may include crossings outside this group.
Gates are reported at 47% of these crossings.
- Gates1747%
- Flashing lights without reported gates514%
- Signs without reported gates or lights1336%
- Other or not reported13%
Each crossing appears once, grouped by its reported warning devices. Missing fields don't mean the warning devices are absent.
Which crossings in Portland, Maine have the most trains?
- The crossing on Forest Ave reports 28 trains a day.
- The crossing on Cutter St reports 22 trains a day.
- The crossing on Cassidy Point Dr reports 16 trains a day.
- The crossing on Congress St reports 15 trains a day.
- The crossing on Brighton Ave reports 14 trains a day.
They are on Forest Ave, Cutter St, Cassidy Point Dr, Congress St and Brighton Ave. 20 of the 36 public crossings in Portland, Maine have a quiet-zone designation.
Train quiet zones in Portland, Maine
20 public crossings in Portland, Maine have a quiet-zone designation.
- The crossing on Forest Ave is in a 24-hour quiet zone, with CSX Transportation as the reporting railroad.
- The crossing on Congress St is in a 24-hour quiet zone, with CSX Transportation as the reporting railroad.
- The crossing on Brighton Ave is in a 24-hour quiet zone, with CSX Transportation as the reporting railroad.
- The crossing on Prospect St is in a 24-hour quiet zone, with CSX Transportation as the reporting railroad.
- The crossing on Ashmont St is in a 24-hour quiet zone, with CSX Transportation as the reporting railroad.
- The crossing on Coyle St is in a 24-hour quiet zone, with CSX Transportation as the reporting railroad.
- The crossing on Lincoln St is in a 24-hour quiet zone, with CSX Transportation as the reporting railroad.
- The crossing on Revere St is in a 24-hour quiet zone, with CSX Transportation as the reporting railroad.
- The crossing on Woodford St is in a 24-hour quiet zone, with CSX Transportation as the reporting railroad.
- The crossing on Saunders St is in a 24-hour quiet zone, with CSX Transportation as the reporting railroad.
- The crossing on Walton St is in a 24-hour quiet zone, with CSX Transportation as the reporting railroad.
- The crossing on Allen Ave is in a 24-hour quiet zone, with CSX Transportation as the reporting railroad.
- The crossing on Read St is in a 24-hour quiet zone, with CSX Transportation as the reporting railroad.
- The crossing on Riverside St is in a 24-hour quiet zone, with CSX Transportation as the reporting railroad.
- The crossing on Rand Rd is in a 24-hour quiet zone, with CSX Transportation as the reporting railroad.
- The crossing on Congress St is in a 24-hour quiet zone, with CSX Transportation as the reporting railroad.
- The crossing on Frost St is in a 24-hour quiet zone, with CSX Transportation as the reporting railroad.
- The crossing on Pine Tree Ind Pkwy is in a 24-hour quiet zone, with CSX Transportation as the reporting railroad.
- The crossing on Bishop St is in a 24-hour quiet zone, with CSX Transportation as the reporting railroad.
- The crossing on Forest Ave is in a 24-hour quiet zone, with CSX Transportation as the reporting railroad.
Railroad bridges over roads in this city
- MAINE CENTRAL RAIL over PARK AV
Vertical clearance under the bridge: 14 ft 0 in (4.27 m), as recorded in the National Bridge Inventory, 2025.
- MAINE CENTRAL RAIL over SAINT JOHN STREET
Vertical clearance under the bridge: 14 ft 6 in (4.42 m), as recorded in the National Bridge Inventory, 2025.
Clearance is the measured height recorded by the state in the National Bridge Inventory. The sign at the bridge can show a different figure.
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2025.
Incident counts cover January 2016 through 31 July 2026. They describe reported events, not a rating of crossings.
Traffic counts were collected at different times. Road count years appear with each record; train count years are not reported separately.
How many trains pass each crossing?
Public crossings are ordered by reported trains a day, from most to lowest.
- Forest AvePortland14,814 vehicles a day2023 road count
- Cutter StPortland392 vehicles a day2024 road count
- Cassidy Point DrPortland200 vehicles a day2004 road count
- Congress StPortland3,011 vehicles a day2023 road count
- Brighton AvePortland12,917 vehicles a day2023 road count
- Prospect StPortland777 vehicles a day2023 road count
- Ashmont StPortland563 vehicles a day2023 road count
- Coyle StPortland424 vehicles a day2023 road count
- Lincoln StPortland757 vehicles a day2023 road count
- Revere StPortland538 vehicles a day2023 road count
- Woodford StPortland6,113 vehicles a day2023 road count
- Saunders StPortland475 vehicles a day2023 road count
- Walton StPortland3,091 vehicles a day2023 road count
- Allen AvePortland12,180 vehicles a day2023 road count
- Read StPortland5,855 vehicles a day2024 road count
- Riverside StPortland1,054 vehicles a day2023 road count
- Rand RdPortland8,415 vehicles a day2023 road count
- Congress StPortland15,577 vehicles a day2023 road count
- Frost StPortland6,860 vehicles a day2023 road count
- Somerset StPortland2,234 vehicles a day2004 road count
- Pine Tree Ind PkwyPortland847 vehicles a day2023 road count
- Bishop StPortland1,897 vehicles a day2023 road count
- Forest AvePortland15,151 vehicles a day2023 road count
- State StPortland14,150 vehicles a day2004 road count
- Forest AvePortland27,930 vehicles a day2004 road count
- Brattle StPortland744 vehicles a day2004 road count
- Parris StPortland744 vehicles a day2004 road count
- Hanover StPortland1,189 vehicles a day2004 road count
- Kennebec StPortland886 vehicles a day2004 road count
- PreblePortland5,503 vehicles a day2004 road count
- Elm StPortland1,031 vehicles a day2004 road count
- Fox StPortland5,214 vehicles a day2004 road count
- Franklin StPortland22,370 vehicles a day2004 road count
- Diamond StPortland1,862 vehicles a day2004 road count
- Plowman StPortland2,978 vehicles a day2004 road count
- Cove StPortland597 vehicles a day2004 road count
Crossings in Cumberland County
Trains blocking a crossing in Portland? How to report it.Blocked crossing rules in Maine
Source: Federal Railroad Administration crossing inventory and reported highway-rail incidents. Sources and dates