How many railroad crossings are in Maryland?

The FRA inventory of 21 October 2026 lists 670 public railroad crossings in Maryland. 25% have gates, and 145 incidents were reported since 2016.

FRA inventory of . Sources and dates. For reporters
Public crossings
670
Public crossings with gates
25%
Incidents at public crossings since 2016
145
Public crossings with signs only
224

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  title = {Railroad crossings in Maryland},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-21},
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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. 670 public crossings are listed in Maryland.

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

  2. 33% of public crossings in Maryland 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 Maryland crossings sees 1–4 trains a day.

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

How Maryland's public crossings are equipped and used.

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

Source: FRA public crossing inventory, checked in 2026.

145 incidents have been reported in Maryland since 2016.

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

The largest group of Maryland crossings sees 1–4 trains a day.

Source: FRA public crossing inventory, checked in 2026.

Baltimore has more public crossings than any other county in Maryland.

Source: FRA public crossing inventory, checked in 2026.
Show all 21 counties

Baltimore 112, Carroll 76, Frederick 73, Washington 62, Allegany 43, Prince George'S 40, Wicomico 38, Worcester 37, Montgomery 26, Kent 21, Charles 20, Queen Anne'S 20, Somerset 20, Anne Arundel 16, Howard 14, Harford 12, Baltimore City 9, Dorchester 9, Caroline 8, Garrett 8, Cecil 6.

The federal inventory for Maryland lists 1,229 crossing records, including 1,218 with usable map locations. The record list below includes public and private crossings.

Record coverage

Each measure covers all 1,229 records in this state. Missing information remains in the directory.

Usable map locations
1,218 of 1,229 records11 records have missing information.
Reported road counts
643 of 1,229 records586 records have missing information.
Complete train counts
1,229 of 1,229 recordsEvery record has this information.

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

All 1,229 crossings in Maryland, public and private

Records 1–100 of 1,229

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